Marc Joel Atrero

When the engine of a Qantas A380 exploded shortly after take-off from Singapore in 2010, the world expected catastrophe – but saw a miracle, instead. Fifteen years on from flight QF32, Captain Richard de Crespigny shares the memories and lessons from Australia’s worst air disaster that never was.

He was arguably Australia’s greatest-ever aviator, and the namesake of Sydney Airport – but 90 years after he and co-pilot Tommy Pethybridge vanished over the Andaman Sea, the fate of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith has largely remained a mystery. Now, Australian explorer Damien Lay believes he has found the wreckage of Kingsford Smith’s plane, the Lady Southern Cross, and spoke to Australian Aviation about his discovery – and Smithy’s legacy.

Changes to the CASA register as of the end of February 2026.

Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the Embraer E-Jet, the world’s most popular regional jet family.

Key aircraft movements from around the region. This issue, Qantas’ final A380 returns to service (twice); the second Project Sunrise plane takes shape; E-Jet deliveries; and Alliance’s elderly Fokkers weigh on its bottom line.

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This issue, two restorations of classic military aircraft, a well-earned retirement for a QantasLink Fokker 100, and Far North Queensland’s aviation museum expands.