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A brand-new terminal and a new livery for Sydney Seaplanes The change could not be more dramatic! Gone is the 30-year old houseboat that was hauled ashore and converted into a seaplane terminal and in its place is a modern multi-million dollar seaplane terminal. “Given both the status of Sydney Harbour as one of the

From flightdeck to the tower, and everything in between Inflight connectivity is poised to revolutionise airline operations and air traffic management, and not just from the immediately relevant benefits of flight tracking, data recorder transmission, improved air traffic communications and more detailed weather forecasting. Many of the improvements that wouldn’t naturally sit underneath the heading

Would a privatised Airservices be more efficient and effective? Airservices is currently undertaking a program to significantly reduce its cost base. Others in the aviation industry believe that this restructuring process should be expanded to include a new ownership model. Earlier this year, at Senate Estimates, the Secretary for the Department of Infrastructure and Regional

Sydney’s second airport has been the subject of the longest and most controversial debate in Australian aviation history. Now, it is being built at Badgerys Creek with a scheduled opening in 2025. Will the longawaited facility – its initial phase will cost some $2.4 billion – be a winner? Other cities around the globe have

Virgin Australia’s A330s are going international as part of a substantial network revamp. Will China flights be next? Apart from occasional services to Fiji and rescue flights to Bali, Virgin Australia’s Airbus A330-200s have largely been confined to ferrying passengers between Perth and the east coast since they started flying in May 2011. However, the

Greater than the sum of its parts   Fly-by-wire (FBW), side-sticks on the flightdeck instead of yokes and even tray tables for the pilots, and winglets – the Airbus A320 was an innovator when it first flew nearly 30 years ago in 1987. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a