Australian Aviation

Theory and counter theory on the fate of MH370 The Malaysian government’ handling of the investigation into MH370 has been deeply disturbing at best with the revelation in early August that it had known all along about the captain’s flight simulator flightplan into the Southern Indian Ocean. Of course the reality is the aviation industry,

Australian aviation news & views Virgin Australia points to positive year ahead Underlying profit comes as airline group revamps its management and completes its equity raising Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says the airline group is on a firm footing for future years as it prepares for a major fleet restructuring amid an improving

Asia Pacific faces a pilot shortage, but what of Australia? Australia sits at the heart of the fastest growing part of the world for air travel, the Asia Pacific. The surge in people taking to the skies is highlighted by the huge backlog of aircraft orders from carriers in the region. This content is available

The business of refitting Virgin Australia’s Boeing 777-300ER fleet with ‘The Business’ There was a clear sense of pride in John Borghetti’s face as he officially launched his airline’s new Boeing 777-300ER business class at a special media event in Los Angeles in late July. Virgin Australia has done many things – both in the

Bell Helicopter pitches Vipers and Venoms to the ADF The road runner says: I think you will find the Defence White Paper states that the “capability” of the ARH will be replaced and not the airframe. I think a few of us jumped the gun on this and thought the AH-1Z or Apache was a

After 16 days of competition, Australia’s Olympic athletes will soon begin the long journey home from Rio de Janeiro on a Qantas Boeing 747-400ER decked out in special livery. The aircraft to bring the team back to Australia, VH-OEJ, left Sydney on Saturday morning operating QF73 bound for San Francisco. The aircraft features a Boxing Kangaroo