Australian Aviation

China’s renewed push to develop jet engine tech Rolls-Royce. Pratt & Whitney. General Electric. CFM International. They’re the big guns in the business of providing the world’s airlines – and air forces – with the powerplants that keep their jets in the air. But, like airframe manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus, there will come

Troubled MRJ raises flight test, capacity and passenger experience questions   It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Mitsubishi’s MRJ regional jet, with the ferry flight of the first aircraft to the US to continue flight testing twice having to be aborted due to a technical issue. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Air NZ posts record profit but sees challenges ahead Luxon says Virgin partnership unchanged after share selloff Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says his airline’s partnership with Virgin Australia has been unaffected by the decision to withdraw from the board and sell its equity stake. In addition to their alliance on the Tasman,

Defence acquisitions are not without risk   As fate would have it, this issue I have written features about the Tiger ARH and MH-60R Romeo helicopter programs, one reporting on an on time and on budget FMS acquisition, the other about yet another audit report into a military-off-the-shelf (MOTS) acquisition that has been anything but

Exercise Pitch Black returns, but with a new focus on electronic warfare and air-land integration Pitch Black has grown up as the Air Force has grown up,” observed AIRCDRE Rick Owen, a senior ACO whose participation in the RAAF’s premier air exercise dates back to its inception in 1981. Conducted between July 19 and August

International passengers flying out of Brisbane Airport have a new option to relax before their flight with the opening of a pay-in lounge and spa. Brisbane Airport and lounge operators Plaza Premium Group officially opened the facility on September 29, following a soft launch in June with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and traditional lion dance. This