Australian Aviation

Behind the prospect of a re-engined Boeing 767X It’s hard to overstate the depths of the problems that Boeing Commercial Airplanes faces at the end of 2019. Boeing presently has six primary commercial product lines, all of which are currently showing substantial problems. The best known is the 737 MAX, still grounded, called “flying coffins”

An opportunity for mustering and drone operators Australian Pork Limited’s CEO Margo Andrae recently told ABC News an African Swine Fever outbreak in Australia would cost $2 billion over five years. “Not only is our pork supply at stake but the jobs of 36,000 Australians are at risk,” Ms Andrae said. The disease is extremely

A pilot’s reason to fly Pilots come in different forms, with varying motivations and abilities. But there is one constant that I find in all pilots – they’re goal driven people who have a reason for finding themselves above the clouds, not just because they can. All pilots know ‘why’ they are flying. When the

Insights from the world of aviation  VIRGIN AUSTRALIA NEWS Virgin Australia has received the necessary traffic rights to commence nonstop flights between Brisbane and Tokyo Haneda Airport from the end of March 2020. On October 29, Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) said it had awarded Virgin Australia one of the two available slots for

Sometimes just surviving is winning The December issue takes us to the end of 2019 and the end of the monthly Australian Aviation era. The state of the industry and the state of this fine publication are inextricably linked. Across the industry we’re seeing a great deal of turbulence. Close to home, Rex raised the

A Decade Serving Australia Qatar Airways Celebrates Qatar Airways will celebrate its 10th anniversary of direct services to Australia on 7 December 2019. Australian Aviation talked with Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker exclusively in Doha On 7 December 2009, Qatar Airways made its first flight from Doha to Melbourne, operating a Boeing 777-200LR