Australian Aviation

The lasting legacy of Nigel Love Modified and painted to replicate Qantas’ first aircraft. The Sunbeam Dyak engine sourced from a blacksmiths shop in Mullumbimby replaced the original Clerget rotary engine. The aircraft was formerly RAAF A3-4 displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra and has since been returned to the AWM. ERIC ALLEN He

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news TRAVOLTA ARRIVES MINUS B707 Minus his famous hair and minus the Boeing 707, John Travolta arrived at Adelaide in a private jet on October 31.The famous actor was in Adelaide for several non-aviation functions, but the Boeing 707 that he has donated to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society

Cautious optimism for growth Dassault Aviation Asia Pacific president Jean-Michel Jacob says 2019 was a banner year for the company in Australia. The highlight was undoubtedly the arrival of three Dassault Falcon 7X business jets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) over a three-month period between April and August. This content is available exclusively to

Qantas Boeing 747-400 gets a second life as a flying testbed Captain David Bracewell recalls watching Boeing 747s takeoff and land as a child in his home town of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The sight of those iconic aircraft fuelled an ambition to hopefully, one day, become a pilot and, perhaps, fly the 747. This

Increasing airspace and airport efficiency Initiatives to improve airspace and airport capacity in Australia have entered a second phase of evolution. Earlier initiatives concentrated on balancing traffic demand with runway capacity. While these initiatives continue, attention is now being placed on increasing efficiency through improved terminal operations and integration of air and ground functions. This

The airline business is as tough an industry as there is. Making money is always a challenge and operations are prey to issues and events over which management has absolutely no control. One of Asia’s most successful airlines, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways, is in crisis mode, victim of political turmoil and the heavy hand