Australian Aviation

Qantas sets its sights on the world’s longest flights Ten thousand miles. That’s roughly the air distance between Sydney and London flying against the prevailing winds. Flying that distance, nonstop, with an economically viable payload, really is the Holy Grail, as Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has put it. This content is available exclusively to

The rhetoric and reality of regional WA air services Well, it is the Wild West which means you must have a lynching every now and then to keep the people Happy. And that is exactly what is happening at the West Australian Economics and Industry Standing Committee inquiry into airfares within WA. Part of a

The MRH-90 Taipan’s long journey to success By most reasonable measures, the Australian Defence Force’s MRH90 acquisition project and service entry process for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy has been a long and painful one. Technical issues, contractual disagreements, order cancellations and service entry delays in European partner nations, multiple sub-variants and production

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ATY/4 Jabiru J430 J229 7/8/17 Clayton MacDonald, PO Box 760 Chinchilla Qld 4413 19-8374 VH-CEP 19-4380 This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Address Password Keep me signed in on this device Forgot

Blunty News West Sale in Victoria is the place for JP Jet Provost and BAC Strikemaster aircraft. Seen recently at West sale were two BAC 167 Strikemasters plus two Jet Provosts. The tri plus one are not normally seen as West Sale is a tad off the usual enthusiasts trail. One Hunting Jet Provost or

Has Virgin Australia turned the corner back to profitability? Virgin Australia’s transformation from cheap and cheerful low-cost carrier Virgin Blue to a diversified airline group has to be arguably the biggest, quickest makeover in Australian aviation history. It has also been a hugely expensive exercise that its major shareholders have heavily funded as Virgin burned