Australian Aviation

Masks are a symbol of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus outbreak concentrated in mainland China, first detected in Wuhan. When the outbreak ends, masks won’t — not just as a physical object but a cover to make significant changes in Chinese aviation. These changes won’t be nefarious or negative, but instead will be change for the

In the past, keeping aircraft flying involved either reactive maintenance, in other words fixing anything that broke, or proactive maintenance, replacing parts based on a notional historical or predicted lifespan. Today, aircraft have onboard sensors connected to the Internet to tell maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) systems that they need to be fixed even before

Owning a piece of aviation history is easier than ever before The Catalina PlaneTags are manufactured from the aluminium skin of a PBY-5A Catalina, Serial number Bu.46590 manufactured for the US Navy in 1944 at the Consolidated factory in New Orleans. It saw active USN service on patrol over the Atlantic and training missions over

Fast-Forward by John Walton, Managing Editor For anyone following the news in early 2020, it feels somewhat like a computer strategy game stuck on fast-forward speed, where notifications about global events and disasters pop up faster than you can resolve them. Whether it’s unprecedented bushfires, political assassinations, ructions in royal families, trade wars, presidential impeachment,

A ramping up of social distancing, travel bans and state lockdowns have forced airlines to stand down the majority of their staff. But amid the chaos, what’s next for Australia’s aviation industry?