Australian Aviation

Thirty years of the Airbus A320 When the Airbus A320 first took flight in 1987, how many observers realised they were watching the first flight of one of the most successful aircraft of all time? Thirty years later, nearly eleven thousand A320 family aircraft in four variants have been produced on four assembly lines in

Final EC135 training helicopter delivered to Australia The final Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+ training helicopter for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System project has arrived in Australia. This last aircraft delivery in late August marked the completion of the training fleet for the project that will provide ab initio training to Royal Australian Navy and Australian

News from across Australian aviation LATAM Airlines says its new Melbourne-Santiago nonstop service will offer travellers from this part of the world more convenient connections to South America and beyond. The three-times-a-week offering kicked off on October 6, when LA805, operated by Boeing 787-9 CC-BGN, touched down at Tullamarine a little after 1830, following a

Thirty years of the Airbus A320 When the Airbus A320 first took flight in 1987, how many observers realised they were watching the first flight of one of the most successful aircraft of all time? Thirty years later, nearly eleven thousand A320 family aircraft in four variants have been produced on four assembly lines in

Warbird collection for sale An interesting collection of warbird and other aircraft has recently come onto the market. Don Brown of Kongwak, Vic. is selling his collection of aircraft that he has built up over many years. Don has no less than two Ceres crop duster aircraft, a Wirraway, two Boomerang fuselages, a Thorp T-18

Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news Qantas was planning to take delivery of its first 787-9 VH-ZNA in October. 737-838 VH-VYG ferried from Perth to Seletar as QF6006 on August 27 where on arrival it was painted in the new Qantas livery. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.