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Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News A380-842 VH-OQA as QF6011 ferried from Sydney to Dubai on July 14 for planned maintenance and painting in the new Qantas livery. On completion VH-OQA departed Dubai on July 31 as QF6012 to Sydney where it arrived on August 1. 787-9 VH-ZNE Skippy which entered

The Australian Vintage Aviation Society brings to life Australia’s most significant collection of Great War aircraft The wind was blowing from the east, off the waters of Brisbane’s Moreton Bay, across the end of the grassed runway and into the faces of air show enthusiasts suddenly jostling for prime position in front of one of

Technology and the dawn of the new supersonic era.   When the Wright brothers first took flight in 1903, they initially mastered the skies for twelve seconds and a distance of 120 feet. To offer some perspective, Usain Bolt runs three times as quickly, and the entire history-making flight covered the wingspan of a Boeing

The Kiwi entrepreneur set on disrupting the satellite launch business Rocket Lab’s plan to launch of its first commercial payload of small satellites into orbit from New Zealand in November is set to be a game changer for the space business. That’s because the following month the US and New Zealand aerospace company will launch

The importance of knowing your aircraft The aircraft engineer looked at the maintenance release and scratched his head. A pilot had written up a defect on the aircraft but looking at the MR the engineer had no idea what the problem was or where, if it existed, was it to be found. As an instructor

Disengaging GA, re-engaging race mode Where did our mid-season break go? As I write this, our eight-week break in the Red Bull Air Race calendar is just about over and it’ time to head back to Europe for the second half of the season. I have mixed emotions, that’s for sure! During the break I