Australian Aviation

Passenger experience, 40 years back Looking back forty years, it’s astounding how much in passenger experience has changed — but also how much hasn’t. The 1970s were the age of the spacious widebody jet, with the Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10, Lockheed L-1011 and Airbus A300 spanning skies around the world. These aircraft were wide throughout,

The Air Warfare Instructor comes of age Success in any field is not merely dependent upon having the best assets. Be it hardware, software, experience or the human element, time and again it has been proven that the best results can be achieved when there is co-ordination, consultation and integration between all parties. Only then

Aviation art moves from the brush to the iPad There was a time when the term “aviation art” conjured the names of a few famed specialists. The likes of Robert Taylor would craft a piece of world war two history featuring a Spitfire over the white cliffs of Dover, or a crippled bomber limping home

How Scoot plans to escape the ordinary Tigerair Australia may still be up and running under the stewardship of Virgin Australia but the often turbulent life of its Singapore Airlines-owned Tigerair counterpart in Asia has finally come to an end. It has been well and truly absorbed into SIA’s long-haul budget brand Scoot. The move

Forty years is a long time in anyone’s language. If the past four decades have seen incredible change in Australia and on the world aviation landscape the next four promise to be even more momentous. As the pace of technological advances gain increasing altitude it all points to a challenging landscape ahead for airlines and

An effective emergency response requires planning and coordination Emergencies are an unavoidable part of the aviation industry, with a number of incidents occurring on and around airports each year. The Australian Airports Association (AAA) recognises the importance of creating a platform to bring the aviation industry together to hear from subject matter experts and discuss