Australian Aviation

Airports and airlines work together to improve connecting time – and experience Whether it’s Qatar Airways’ marathon from Auckland to Doha, Qantas’s latest from Perth to London, or Singapore Airlines’ shortly-to-resume Newark-Changi route, ultra long-haul flying is seeing a renaissance. But there’s pushback from some passengers, airlines and airports, with the good old connecting flight

An interview with astronaut Wendy Lawrence On that day in July of 1969, when Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar module’s ladder and became the first human to kick up moon dust, the world watched on in awe. In one living room in the United States, that amazing feat inspired a young girl who would

Airports large and small face a range of pressures, challenges and opportunities. So what are the emerging trends, driven by financial constraints and emerging technologies, that face this critical sector of the aviation industry? Ownership, management and oversight A significant number of airport owners are thinking hard about the costs and benefits of owning and

Airports, airlines stoush over airport fees and investment Australia’s airports are in the midst of a significant capital works program to increase capacity and update existing infrastructure at a time when all indications point to a near doubling of passenger traffic over the next two decades. A bigger terminal at Adelaide, new runways at Brisbane

Boeing, Airbus and the battle for the middle of the market With the launch of a half-dozen new and re-engined aircraft from Airbus and Boeing alone in the last 10 years, commercial aviation is preparing itself to transition into a period of incremental updates rather than big-bang unveilings and new models. The last blast of

HMAS Hobart commissioning marks new era for Navy’s air defence abilities With its awesome SPY-1D(V) radar, Aegis combat system and capability to fire SM-2 and ESSM missiles, and eventually SM-3 and SM-6, HMAS Hobart, the Navy’s newest warship, possesses a world-class air defence capability. Eventually there will be three such vessels, when NUSHIPs Brisbane and