Australian Aviation

Virgin expects improved showing once fleet changes Conclude Virgin Australia’s latest financial results have highlighted the impact of the airline’s decision to simply the fleet through the withdrawal of Embraer regional jets and significant contraction of its turboprop operation on the bottom line. Indeed, the airline group’s most recent trading update showed a loss for

Artificial intelligence, directed energy weapons and even the ‘cloaking device’ familiar to fans of Star Trek are some of the areas of potential technological development that could disrupt the current vision of the Royal Australian Air Force of the future. Guided by the 2016 Defence White Paper, by 2026 the RAAF is expected to have

Drones present challenges and opportunities One of the most challenging issues facing our industry at the moment is how to safely and effectively integrate the operation of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or drones. The prevalence and availability of RPAS in recent years has increased dramatically. Once a specialist technology confined to the military, RPAS

Qantas looks to Asia for its A380 Qantas’s fleet of 12 Airbus A380s are expected to have a bigger focus on Asia in the years ahead as Boeing 787-9s take over some ultra long haul routes and slot-constrained airports put a premium on upgauging existing services to cater for the expected growth in passenger numbers.

NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ACV/4 BAe Jetstream 3201 974 11/5/17 IAP Group Australia, PO Box 483 Narrabeen NSW 2101 A3-SKY ZK-VAI VH-OTP RP-C863 VH-OTP G-BURU F-GMVH G-BURU (F-OHFT) G-31-974 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

Queensland warbirds Auction In Queensland an on-line auction of five warbird aircraft was to be conducted by Liquid Asset Management under instructions from the Australian Financial Security Authority. All aircraft are to be sold. The auction is to be conducted over the period May 1 to May 30. The aircraft are Tiger Moth VH-WEM, Yak-3M