Australian Aviation

Lessons learned from a typhoon-hit airport When September’s Typhoon Jebi slammed into Kansai Airport in Osaka Bay with winds of over 200km/h, the realities of climate change hit home as hard as the 2,591-tonne fuel tanker Houn Maru, which broke free from its moorings and collided with the single 3km bridge to the island airport,

Expert in Evidence Many of us are familiar with the accident and investigation process when a commercial or GA aircraft is involved. But what happens when there is an air safety incident or accident involving the Australian Defence Force? The crew of a RAAF EA-18G Growler escaped uninjured when the aircraft experienced a catastrophic power

The next generation of air combat capability is here. But what comes next? While the operational arm of the RAAF will be working hard to get the F-35 up-to-speed as quickly and efficiently as possible, Lockheed Martin, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program Office (JPO) and the partner nations are studying where next to take

“It replaces nothing but changes everything” – RAAF marks F-35 homecoming ‘How do you make a Chief happy?’ AIRMSHL LEO DAVIES Australian airpower has entered a new generation with the arrival of the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters at RAAF Base Williamtown on Monday December 10. This content is available

Two decades go by in the battle for business Believe it or not, this year marks two decades since business class turned from seats to beds. Virgin Atlantic was the original innovator with the J2000 seat, the first of a generation of “sloping sleeper”, angled lie-flat seats that began to replace the 1990s’ cradle sleepers.

How losing focus can literally tie you down If you ask the partner of an aviator, including my wife, you may hear that aircrew don’t ever really grow up – they just continue to follow their childhood dreams. For many of us, the same feelings evoked as a child at Christmas continue on a regular