Australian Aviation

Two unions representing about 1,000 Air New Zealand staff say they plan to strike for three days before Christmas if no agreement is reached on a new deal.

Auction aircraft to stay here The auction discussed in the previous edition of Australian Aviation is over and the good news is that the aircraft under the hammer will stay in Australia. Prime among them was Hawker Sea Fury Mk II, VH-SHF. The other warbirds were North American T-28B, VH-SHT, T-28D Trojan, VH-AVC and a

A captain shows how his west was won The origins of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines can be traced to the 1960s when Carnarvon Air Taxi was founded. Quickly expanding from its Carnarvon roots to become a significant regional carrier, the airline was known for decades as Skywest. Skywest established a robust network across the vast

Questions emerge from the pilot training race The training race is up and running with the major airlines setting up their own flight schools against the backdrop of stark statistics about the pilot shortage. That poses two key questions beyond getting students into a right hand seat: what types of aircraft will be used to

The fine line between confidence and arrogance Put yourself in the position of an employer. Would you hire pilots who did not back themselves and their decision making? The answer, of course, is ‘no’. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past

Historic strategic commitment to South East Asia The previous two On Target columns traced the decade-long evolution of an expanding Australian commitment to South East Asia, starting with the outbreak of the Malayan Emergency in 1948, the signing of the Manila Pact which established the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) in September 1954, and