Australian Aviation

Better late than never as Perth Airport’s high tech T1 Virgin Australia terminal opens its doors The final phase in the $1 billion makeover at Perth Airport – the TI Domestic pier – opened to great fanfare and celebrations as Australian Aviation went to press. Virgin Australia’s magnificent new home at Perth Airport has not

The Battlefield Airlifter is an Aircraft Designed to Take Personnel, Materiel and Forces “the Last Tactical Mile”, While Providing, According to the Raaf’s Air Power Manual, “time Sensitive Airlift Which May Be Critical to the Achievement of Theatre Objectives”. Since the Retirement of the Dhc- 4 Caribou in 2009, the Adf Has Been Unable to

Tiger, tiger, burning bright. It’s what Virgin Australia wants to see at its budget subsidiary Tigerair as the no-frills operator prepares to make its initial foray offshore in March next year. So far, the signs are promising as it creeps into profit for the first time, dramatically improves on-time performance and goes all out to

We have closed the flightdeck door on those that fear our world of flight At times it is all too easy to take what we do for granted. Even if we don’t fly as crew, those of us associated with aviation generally have a baseline of knowledge that allows the oddities to make sense and

New routes, capacity and passenger experience coming from overseas carriers This year and next will be remembered as one of the larger spikes in international routes and capacity in and out of Australia and New Zealand in recent memory, largely due to new routes, increased frequency and larger aircraft from foreign carriers, from Qatar Airways

Political constraints are strangling the IS air war The American-led air campaign against Islamic State over Iraq- Syria began just over a year ago. The RAAF is making a significant contribution, including F/A-18 fighters, a Wedgetail AEW&C, a KC-30 tanker, and support by C-17 and C-130 airlift. Although the campaign has had some success, IS