Australian Aviation

Finnair shows how offline carriers can still effectively serve Australia While Finnair’s fleet of Airbus widebodies are not seen over Australian skies, the airline has created enough of an impression in recent times to win a place on the federal government’s air travel services panel. The Helsinki-based Finnair is the only offline carrier in the

A decade after entering service, the Tiger ARH achieves final operating capability (FOC) The Australian Army’s 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARHs) achieved final operating capability (FOC) on April 18, more than 11 years after the type first entered service. “Tiger is ready to go as a full operational capability with a full

Advanced air power does not come cheaply In the one hundred years since air power was first applied systematically, only a small number of countries have been able to construct balanced, high-quality air forces. Not the least of the reasons is that it is a very expensive business. It is no coincidence that advanced air

Pilot fatigue and mental health At one time it seemed that technology was the demon waiting in the shadows of aviation. The dawn of the jet age and pressurisation brought challenges, while the increased level of automation introduced others. Each time leaps were made forward, some aspect of the advance was diminished by damning statistics

Inflight lounge areas come full circle Sociologist Roy Oldenburg’s 1991 book The Great Good Place defines the concept of the third place: in contrast to the changing way that we use our homes and workplaces, they are spaces in which we relax with family, friends or work colleagues. In modern society, Oldenburg writes, “most needed

China’s airport security ‘light bulb’ moment Given the state of the world over the past couple of decades you’d be forgiven for thinking the aviation industry globally had already done more than enough to intensify efforts to protect airlines and airports from the sort of violent attack by militant groups that have become only too