Marc Joel Atrero

The collapse of Air Australia Australia’s aviation landscape is littered with those who tried and failed — and in late February, Air Australia became the latest name on the list. The low-cost carrier, which for most of its life had been known as Strategic Airlines, succumbed to administration in the early hours of February 17

In the wake of the likely cancellation of the US Joint Cargo Aircraft program, Airbus Military has redoubled its marketing campaign efforts to push for an open tender for Australia’s Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) requirement under project AIR 8000 Phase 2. In a media briefing held in Canberra on March 6, Airbus Military Australia C295 program

Commercial A350 engine gets first flight The Rolls-Royce engine destined for the Airbus A350 XWB has made its first flight aboard an A380 test aircraft.The Trent XWB development engine, fitted with a range of test sensors, was mounted on the A380’s inner left engine pylon where it replaced one of the A380’s Trent 900 engines.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has copped plenty of flak since dropping plans to establish a premium airline in Asia. But I’m not sure if that criticism stands up to scrutiny, as Qantas has a strong track record of expansion in Asia through its Jetstar brand. There is no doubt Jetstar Asia and Vietnam-based Jetstar Pacific

Many of Australian Aviation’s readers would have started their careers as young, inexperienced pilots in Papua-New Guinea, one of the world’s most challenging flying environments. Names such as Tapini, Menyamya, the Kokoda Gap, the Black Cat Gap, and the Owen Stanley ranges, together with images of volatile weather and rock-filled clouds, can evoke memories that

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