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The most comprehensive analysis of every aircraft in the country It has been four years since the last Australian Aircraft Census was published and a lot has happened within the Australian aviation scene since then. Even before the pandemic Qantas had begun retiring its Boeing 747 fleet and the recent situation has only added to

This month we welcome the Electron E-75, the Extra NG, Ron Kent’s new balloon and an AL18 Texas Sport Cub ‘Hot air ballooning has long been a popular sport and tourist attraction in Australia, with over 400 balloons on the local CASA register’ Of the four new types shown in the listing this month, by

With the recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020(FS2020), the once-nerdy world of home flight sims has had a new injection of excitement, quickly followed by confusion. In this article, Aero Circus tries to separate the facts from the fake news and provide guidance for those real-world pilots who may be considering using FS2020 as

Flight Reviews were first introduced into Australia in 1982. They followed on from the US introducing flight reviews. Prior to that, a pilot was supposed to do a minimum of a few hours each year to be current. No doubt a few ballpoint hours were logged.  This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

‘Workers who are tired, who are stressed, who have been given more responsibilities and less opportunity for rest, or a break, these are people who may just make mistakes’   This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or

For more than three decades, Gordon Reid charted the comings and goings of aircraft for Australian Aviation, until he hung up his keyboard earlier this year. To planespotters, the softly spoken Scotsman was the ultimate enthusiast. To industry execs, he provided the inside scoop of rivals’ plans. But his understated style hid a giddy obsession.