Marc Joel Atrero

COVID-19 was undoubtedly the toughest crisis to have hit aviation in the sector’s history. In Australia, Qantas was forced to make thousands of its staff redundant, cancel all international flights for almost two years and push back its plans to launch Project Sunrise. Virgin Australia fared even worse, sliding into administration before emerging with a

Australia’s signature vertical flight exposition, RotorTech, is updating for 2026 to match the industry it supports. With over half its exhibition space already reserved, the RotorTech Vertical Flight Exposition is once again on track to showcase the latest in Australia’s helicopter, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and uncrewed flight industries when it lands on the Gold

Howard Mitchell took this new overhead shot of the former Qantas 747 on permanent display at HARs. VH-OJA became the first commercial aircraft to fly nonstop from London to Australia in 1989 on its delivery flight, before retiring to the Shellharbour Airport Museum in 2015. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Victor Pody shot this dramatic photo of Jetstar’s latest A320neo, VH-A5E, after it arrived at Melbourne Airport in July. The delivery flight took it from Airbus’ factory in Toulouse to the Victorian capital via Muscat and Kuala Lumpur. The low-cost carrier unveiled the first of its 13 A320 neos late last year, which came alongside

Australian Aviation’s Craig Murray shot this US Air Force KC- 46A Pegasus arriving in Brisbane in April. The next-generation aircraft is primarily used as a refueller, but also has greater cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the ageing KC-135 Stratotanker. First delivered in 2019, the US Air Force intends to acquire a final fleet

All the changes from CASA’s aircraft register, as analysed by Hannah Dowling. This quarter, Qantas Group and Virgin add new planes and farewell old ones.