Staff reporter

Air Force’s information age is touching down I shouldn’t have been if I had thought about, but I was quite surprised to see fuselage sections for no fewer than six RAAF F-35s on the production line at Northrop Grumman’s factory in Palmdale, California during a visit there in late January. For over two years now

A big year ahead for the AAA and its members With the first two months of 2017 already behind us, there is no doubt that this will be another incredibly busy and eventful year for the airport industry, and indeed aviation more broadly. One of 2017’s hottest topics is the development of the Western Sydney

Rather a large New Allocations section this issue as it covers two months instead of the usual one. Five new types are shown with by far the most interesting being the Historical Aircraft Preservation Society’s (HARS) Convair Samaritan TAA. During WWII Convair played a leading role in wartime production of the Liberator, Catalina, Vengeance and

Encouraging signs from CASA As announced by Minister Chester in October last year, the General Aviation Advisory Group has been established and the RAAA have been invited to become a member of the group. This is recognition of the expertise and broad representation that the RAAA can bring to the table. This is a great

Australian aviation news & views Tigerair permanently withdraws from Bali Tigerair Australia has permanently axed flights to Bali – the airline’s only international destination – after reaching an impasse with Indonesian regulators. The airline said on February 3 it would withdraw from flying between Australia and Bali, effective immediately. This content is available exclusively to

The RAAF’s first Pilatus PC-21s are due to touch down in Australia, starting a new era in pilot training Australia has been central to the development of the Pilatus PC-21, the next-generation turboprop trainer that enters service this year to replace the venerable Pilatus PC-9. Stans, Switzerland-based Pilatus made the decision to develop what became