Australian Aviation

Close encounters of the unmanned kind To the list of traditional challenges pilots face – more traffic and congestion, more bad weather, more challenging rosters – can be added a new headache – more and more out-of-control unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. The growing numbers are troubling. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Australian aviation news & views Qantas, Virgin apply the capacity brakes Qantas CEO says airlines showing “discipline” amid sluggish domestic economy, Virgin shows “underlying” profit improvement Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says Australia’s domestic carriers have shown “discipline” in response to a sluggish economy amid pre-election worries and ongoing weakness in the resources sector. Difficult

The politics of Badgerys Creek I’m unlikely to be accused of being a Tony Abbott fan. But I do admire the fact that he got on and made a firm decision to proceed with the development of a second Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek. “I accept that we do need to do something about airport

Regulatory reform, the low oil price and rapidly-ageing LAMEs are just three of the challenges facing Australia’s rotary-wing operators, but the industry remains collectively hopeful of better times ahead At a glance, Australia’s helicopter industry in 2016 remains in a state of flux, thanks to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) controversial regulatory reforms and

Retired RAAF Air Marshal John Harvey has been appointed as an advocate for the defence industry in New South Wales. As the NSW Defence Advocate, he will assist local industry by ensuring that the full range of research, innovation and education capabilities in the state can been called on in support of the 2016 Defence

Working in partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), Lockheed Martin has announced the successful completion of the first phase of the research-and-development initiative known as Project Coorong, which is focused on the development of over-the-horizon radar capability, including the ability to track fast and small targets at night. Lockheed Martin and DSTG