Australian Aviation

Premium economy surges as the “comfort canyon” widens As Virgin Australia introduces its refitted Boeing 777-300ER premium economy section (six months late, but with three inches more legroom at 41in), Qantas prepares to finalise the layout of its forthcoming Boeing 787-9 order and Delta announces its plans to launch premium economy when it takes its

Four days aboard the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle One of the most intriguing aspects of being a defence journalist is when you receive a telephone call out of the blue inquiring whether you can be at the airport within the next few days, with your overnight bag packed, and not too many

Fatigue Risk Management Systems aim to better address the issue of pilot fatigue To be honest, I was tired all of the time, not incapacitated type of tired, but just tired. I was in a pattern of sleeping for only four hours at a time, wake up for an hour or two, then back to

Searching for a downed aircraft or missing ship or boat in an area that spans more than 10 per cent of the Earth’s surface may seem akin to searching for a needle in the proverbial haystack, but that is the responsibility entrusted to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which is responsible for aviation and

After James Hogan took charge of Etihad Airways in late 2006 and launched his revolutionary strategy of investment in selected foreign carriers, some of them mired in losses, many industry pundits suggested he was throwing cash into an abyss. A decade later and all the signs are he has hit on a winning formula that

A D model Chinook comes home to roost As it withdraws the type from service the Australian Army has transferred one of its last remaining CH-47D Chinooks, A15-202, to the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra so that an important part of Army Aviation history can be preserved and displayed for future generations. Five aircrew