Australian Aviation

Virgin Australia’s A330s are going international as part of a substantial network revamp. Will China flights be next? Apart from occasional services to Fiji and rescue flights to Bali, Virgin Australia’s Airbus A330-200s have largely been confined to ferrying passengers between Perth and the east coast since they started flying in May 2011. However, the

Greater than the sum of its parts   Fly-by-wire (FBW), side-sticks on the flightdeck instead of yokes and even tray tables for the pilots, and winglets – the Airbus A320 was an innovator when it first flew nearly 30 years ago in 1987. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian

Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage’s plans to flower in the Alice Springs desert Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage, Australia’s unique aviation “boneyard”, is preparing for the second stage of its expansion program. It expects to start additional bays for aircraft on its Alice Springs Airport lease by early in 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian

The ADF is playing catch-up when it comes to introducing armed unmanned aircraft The assessment of Australia’s progress in adopting unmanned systems for military purposes was blunt. “We are probably about eight to 10 years behind where we need to be, certainly in Air Force in some of those cases, and we will be working

Information dominance in the cyber age   Several months ago, Defence Minister Marise Payne acknowledged that the greater Australia’s reliance on information systems, the greater the potential risk from cyber attacks. Consequently, the government has provided for significant investment in capabilities to safeguard critical agencies and infrastructure against cyber attack. This content is available exclusively

The end of one era and the beginning of another at Cathay Pacific   In the same month when Cathay Pacific retired its last passenger Boeing 747, the Hong Kong carrier also announced that it will refit its Boeing 777 fleet with 10-abreast economy class seating, adding an extra passenger in every row. Cathay cites