Australian Aviation

No holiday for Cambodia’s expanding air travel industry With a total population of around 17 million Cambodia isn’t exactly your high density booming airline market to challenge the likes of China and India. Yet, in its own way, the country is experiencing an aviation surge as tourism numbers skyrocket. The country’s aviation sector has seen

Alliance puts strength in diversity Alliance Airlines chief executive Lee Schofield says the company has never been busier. The recent pickup in activity is due to some improved conditions in resources sector, the start of regular public transport (RPT) flights on behalf of Virgin Australia and a burgeoning charter business ferrying foreign visitors around the

When Australian troops first deployed to Afghanistan in late 2002, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had no unmanned aircraft and not much experience beyond some trials, which did show the vast potential for this technology. Sixteen years on, the ADF is becoming a UAS (unmanned aerial systems) force with all three services set to possess

From grenade-carrying consumer drones to supersconic carrier-killer antto-ship ballistic missiles, new technology continues to revolutionise airpower as we know it. As tensions rise over China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, Australian deploys a squadron of F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth. This is a location very

Airbus bills its A380 as “the passengers’ favourite”. That’s the message on Airbus’s “I fly A380” marketing website devoted to the world’s largest passenger aircraft, which among other things features a wall of social media posts from scores of happy travellers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading

The debate of the value of investing in space is at the front of the Australian space agency conversation. The private space sector has to justify the value of the government’s planned investment continuously, looking for ways that the R&D and technology can apply to other sectors and the general public. It’s a difficult conversation,