Australian Aviation

How the RAAF could best aid in the fight against ISIL As we go to press, it appears increasingly likely that Australia will commit forces to a US-led coalition to respond to the spread of the fundamentalist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has been busy visiting

The RAAF KC-30A deployed to the Middle East refuelled French Armée de l’Air Rafale F1 fighter jets over Iraq on Friday. KC-30A A39-002 is part of the RAAF’s 400 personnel strong Air Task Group deployed to Al Minhad Air Base near Dubai in the UAE, and began flying operational missions over Iraq in support of anti-IS missions on

The search for MH370 continues Complex computer analysis of the ocean floor, refinement of Inmarsat satellite communications and unanswered phone calls have defined the highest priority area for the new search for MH370, which disappeared with 239 passengers and crew over six months ago. As this is read the search will be underway and the

…because you won’t have any battery left Australia is facing an energy crisis – a personal electronic device energy crisis, as passengers on domestic flights face the reality that the majority of flights within Australia do not offer at-seat power, while the length of time many passengers are allowed to use their devices is set

The vision thing Virgin Australia’s John Borghetti’s vision for 2017 There are a lot of things that can keep an airline executive up at night, from fuel prices to weak demand to safety threats. There is no easy formula, there is no textbook. john borghetti This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe

Hawker Pacific will conduct a demonstration tour of a new Diamond DA42-VI aircraft across Australia and New Zealand through October and November. After arriving from the Diamond Aircraft factory in Austria, the aircraft will visit Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia before heading across the Tasman to New Zealand. This content is available exclusively to