Australian Aviation

A PR coup, but will it fly — and on what? Nineteen hours and sixteen minutes. On the face of it, the first commercial nonstop airline flight from New York to Sydney is a monumental achievement, even if one notes the load of just forty passengers onboard flight QF7879, on Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNI, Kookaburra. Indeed,

Aviation in Australia is still making headway Four new types to Australian skies are shown in the New Allocations this issue with arguably the most interesting being the two MilSpec Ganders VH-BKV and BXV. The US-based company designs and manufactures powered paragliders for a variety of different uses including aerial reconnaissance and surveillance for law

New business plan ordered Thai Airways International (THAI) may boast that its flights and service are as “Smooth as Silk” but the logo certainly doesn’t apply to its finances. They have become somewhat crumpled. And the airline’s president Sumeth Damrongchaitham, the latest in a string of chiefs who have tried to turn around its fortunes,

Key aircraft movements from across the region  Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-9 to Qantas and the disposal of a 747-400 by Qantas. After handover to Qantas in Seattle 787-9 VH-ZNI msn 66073 Kookaburra was ferried from Everett to Los Angeles as QF6027 on October 15 and then

Balancing expectation with reality We live in an era of social proof. The opinions of ‘experts’ have given way to the voice of the masses in a digital world where anyone with access has a voice. Whether they deserve to, or not. Whenever the barriers are lowered, it’s a double-edged sword. The power of influence

Australian pilot recruitment slows Have things stalled here in Australian aviation recruitment? This industry has always been cyclic and we have been on the up on the hiring front for a couple of years now. With Virgin Australia laying off hundreds of head office staff and not much flight or cabin crew hiring at the