Australian Aviation

The ADF is transitioning to a European-based Defence Aviation Safety Regulations framework for its system of military airworthiness The regulation of Australian military airworthiness is about to undergo its biggest change since the early 1990s. The successful, but uniquely Australian airworthiness system that emerged in the wake of a calamitous series of crashes is, after

Air New Zealand’s Pacific Rim cabin crew strategy How do you grow an airline from a tiny country into a hub-and-spoke powerhouse spanning five continents, while still keeping the national character and uniqueness that made passengers want to fly with you in the first place? That’s a question Air New Zealand has asked itself as

Virgin Australia to benefit from growth in US inbound passengers While the planned increase in seats between Australia and the US from nonstop and one-stop operators represents a bonanza for air travellers in the form of lower fares, Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says it is not all good news. The combined Virgin and

Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on leading the world’s biggest aerospace company into its second century It’s not a bad time to be chief executive of the world’s largest aerospace company. As it prepares to mark its centenary in July The Boeing Company is in great health – profit was up 25 per cent in

A new retro roo to celebrate its 95th birthday is further evidence of a new skip in the step of the Flying Kangaroo It was called the hottest ticket in town by one wag referring not so much to Qantas’s 95th black tie birthday bash but the 41. 9 degree temperature that greeted guests at

One of its most senior female officers reflects on the changing face of the Royal Australian Air Force When I was 16, I decided to join the Air Force. I thought the Air Force was the closest thing to Star Trek; there would be diversity in leadership, exploration, the most amazing technology, and I would