Australian Aviation

Aviation boards must have members with aviation experience It is sometimes tempting for the aviation industry to ignore what is happening in the rest of the country and the economy. This is particularly true when writing for the aviation trade papers. Our industry is complex and technically demanding. It is a full-time job just to

Training Still at the Heart of Aviation It doesn’t matter which part of aviation you are interested in, training remains a core activity deserving clear policy, cost-effective regulation and inspiring trainers producing a competent graduate. Training should be about outcomes – safe pilots and engineers and enough of them so that our industry can sustain

The RAAF’s Growler airborne electronic attack force is nearing initial operational capability The Royal Australian Air Force’s EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability is rapidly approaching a state of maturity, one that will see it achieve an initial operational capability (IOC) in the coming months. The RAAF is only the second operator of arguably

Gear for Australian aviators GARMIN D2 CHARLIE It goes without saying; every pilot needs a decent watch. Even with a well equipped flight deck which might have two or three sources from which to ascertain the time, it is amazing how natural it is for some (especially the more mature aviators amongst us) to look

A minimum number is just that Flight is still a thing of wonder, albeit for different reasons to when the Wright Brothers skimmed the fields of Kittyhawk and the ‘Southern Cross’ conquered the Pacific. Today, we can be awestruck that the mass of an Antonov can leave the earth, or that our smartphone can pinpoint

It’s the little airline with a big heart. In the South Pacific, where history suggests financial success for carriers is hard to come by, Fiji Airways has broken the mold with four years of consecutive record profits. And the future is looking just as sunny. When it comes to the scattered, sparsely populated islands of