Australian Aviation

The joy that hot air ballooning brings The sun is still some time away from showing its face, but amidst the occasional spotlights and the hum of generators the lakefront parkland is a hive of activity. The city of Canberra has been transformed into the focus of a ballooning spectacular and enthusiasts and the general

Qantas may have suffered a setback with its failure to get a green light for a Hong Kong-based Jetstar but elsewhere in Asia its stable of no-frills offshoots is now paying dividends. In Singapore, Vietnam and Japan, the budget carrier is attracting increasing numbers of customers and making money It may seem strange to launch

From fuel to forests, Air NZ talks sustainability When Captain David Morgan talks about sustainability, the discussion is as much about what Air New Zealand is doing in the wider community as it is about efforts to make day-to-day operations more efficient. Air NZ’s chief of flight operations and safety officer says the airline’s 11,000

The future of the Airbus cabin is revealed Space. We’re all inspired by it. We escape to it. We find room to relax, think and create in it. Space can uplift us. We might seek memorable moments of calm and tranquillity, or look for a space that excites. We all share space. We travel through

New chief executive Jason Harfield has been with Airservices since joining as a trainee air traffic controller at the age of 18, and so, as he puts it, “knows where the skeletons” are The fact that seeing someone who has an operational background, has worked in the organisation and is part of their profession is

As the US Air Force prepares for initial operational capability with the F-35A later this year, progress on the Joint Strike Fighter development program continues to attract scrutiny. It’s my pink body on the line at the end of the day,” says Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, Australia’s first F-35 pilot, on the capabilities of the