Australian Aviation

Advocacy delivers value for AAA members Every two years the Australian Airports Association (AAA) conducts a comprehensive survey across its entire membership to seek feedback on the services it provides. This is an important opportunity for our 260 airport and 130 corporate members, as it allows them to provide genuine feedback on the AAA’s activities,

Qantas Group news In this issue we report the departure of a Qantas 747-400 and two Qantas 767-300ERs which were in storage. Qantas withdrew 747-438 VH‑OJI Longreach from service in Sydney on June 22 after the aircraft operated QF22/21 from Narita. On June 27 VH-OJI, its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed, departed Sydney as QF6021

The second of the LHD ampbibious assault ships, NUSHIP Adelaide, has started its final period of sea trials in preparation for delivery. BAE Systems, the prime contractor for the Canberra class ships, stated that NUSHIP Adelaide would be leaving the Williamstown shipyard in Melbourne and heading up the coast of New South Wales to the

Bell’s 525 Relentless flies Bell Helicopters’ fly-by-wire 525 Relentless made its first flight on July 1 from the company’s assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas, about six months later than planned due in part due to supply chain issues. The 525’s first flight test started with a taxi test and ground manoeuvring before lifting off into

Aviators have always lived in a twilight zone of categorisation. Each time they sit down to complete a form, the field asking for ‘tertiary qualifications’ leaves them in a quandary. Despite having sat a multitude of exams and having undergone numerous subsequent checks of their proficiency, professional pilots don’t seem to fit into the ‘degree

RAAF eyes multi-INT Triton for maritime patrol and other surveillance roles Australia is keen to acquire the multiple-intelligence (multi-INT) configuration of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will boast capabilities akin to those of the US Navy’s EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance aircraft. According to US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) principal deputy program