Australian Aviation

Far away, 13 billion miles from Earth, there is a tiny man-made spacecraft drifting away from Earth and everything that we know. This spacecraft, Voyager 1, has travelled further than anything else humans have made, learning about the deepest parts of our solar system and now beyond. It is our first foray into interstellar space,

Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of two 787-9 to Qantas 787-9 VH-ZNB ‘Waltzing Matilda’ was delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on December 10 after the aircraft ferried in from Paine Field as QF6026. VH-ZNB entered service with Qantas on December 14 as QF414

Space tech is not just for rocket scientists 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

Managing fuel is a critical to a safe flight Fuel. The stuff that an aero engine needs to keep turning and to keep your aircraft in the air. The trouble is that both here in Australia and in the US at least one aircraft a week runs out of fuel in the air, and those

90 years of Queensland RFDS pilots. Since the early days of powered flight, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been providing critical aeromedical services to those living in rural and remote Australia. Founded in Queensland in 1928, the service was the brainchild of Rev. John Flynn. His mission was to provide a ‘mantle of

But it is better to get potential pilots interested early A few years back I was in Botswana, about to embark on a small charter flight to the remote Makgadikagadi salt pans when a young cheeky Aussie accent from the direction of cockpit called out “Hey Kirst, I know who you are, I’m heading back