Hannah Dowling

The devastation of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires resulted in long-term changes to aerial firefighting methods, according to Coulson Aviation CEO Wayne Coulson.

RAN Lieutenant Commander Matthew Schroder was on US Navy Exchange when he received a call from the film’s casting agent, looking for foreign aviators to fill in as extras in the highly-anticipated movie.

Former Tigerair Australia CEO Merren McArthur has said the management teams she worked with “didn’t understand” how to work under a female CEO before her.

Under the new partnership, Airbus and Qantas will jointly invest in local initiatives to produce SAF in Australia, should they meet “strict” criteria around commercial viability and environmental sustainability.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles are the future of aerial rotor capabilities, and one Australian consortium is collaborating to bring eVTOLs to Australia sooner.

Around 250 Rex Saab 340 pilots have started to cast their votes as part of a protected industrial action ballot against the airline, over a nearly four-year-long disagreement on pay and conditions.