Australian Aviation

Chief of Air Force hails the arrival of the first P-8A as representing a generational leap forward in capability in the maritime domain. The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the Royal Australian Air Force has arrived at its new home with 11 Squadron at RAAF Base Edinburgh north of Adelaide, heralding a “giant leap forward”

Great mates Qantas and American caught out on joint-venture knock-back Since lodging the application for an expanded alliance in June 2015, self-proclaimed “Great Mates” Qantas and American have been keen to talk up the benefits of a larger combined network and prospect of lower airfares for consumers. And throughout the past 18 months, executives from

No longer the jack of all trades and master of none The notion of an all-purpose “battleplane” has a long history. It was first raised in the 1920s by the great Italian air power theorist, Giulio Douhet, who envisaged a warplane suitable for “both combat and bombing”. Douhet’s idea has since been the subject of

OJA’s new beginning For those who witnessed the final moments of flight for QANTAS’s Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA, few will forget the sight. The massive yet graceful ‘City of Canberra’ concluded its long career by approaching the shortest runway it had ever landed on after the shortest flight it had ever flown. People had packed the

Flying the F-35B simulator Hovering slowly and precisely along the taxiway I couldn’t help but be reminded of the time I flew a Harrier T.Mk10. I’d thought that the Harrier was an incredible flying machine, but the F-35 is something else! In fact, as soon as I sat down onto the Martin-Baker Mk16 ejection seat

Behind the scenes at Gate Gourmet’s Sydney catering facility Quick question. Can you remember what you had for dinner a week ago? Try this one. What did you eat on your most recent flight? The meals we enjoy (or endure depending on your point of view) when travelling through the sky at 38,000ft has always