Marc Joel Atrero

Two years ago, Bonza – Australia’s newest jet airline, and its only independent low-cost carrier – collapsed in a day after its aircraft were pulled out from under it, leaving passengers, staff, and directors alike high and dry. Now, its former CEO Tim Jordan speaks exclusively to Australian Aviation on what went wrong – and what lessons can be learned from the wreckage.

Robert Dougherty asks, should Australia’s retiring Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters be given a second life as attack drones?

First-person-view attack drones are expected to become a specialised tool, not a silver bullet, as the ADF rapidly integrates uncrewed aerial systems into its armoury.

Launched on April 1 2026, the Artemis II mission was a groundbreaking step forward in the ongoing exploration of the universe, marking the furthest point humans have ever travelled from Earth at over 1.2 million kilometres.

The government’s headline $7 billion counter-drone plan is largely smoke and mirrors, spreading funds over a decade into legacy systems while leaving Australia underprepared for high-volume drone warfare, argues Michael Shoebridge.

As travel through the Middle East plummets amid the Iran conflict, airlines and their passengers are looking back towards Southeast Asia to connect Australia and Europe – and Kuala Lumpur could be well-positioned to capitalise on the pivot and become a major connecting hub, as Jake Nelson discovered.