Australian Aviation

The 787 production system and operational availabilty is maturing rapidly If one was to believe the tabloid press the 787’s reliability is under question and it is struggling to recover from the high profile grounding of early 2013. The reality could not be further from the truth. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Australia should have a greater slice of the global aerospace market and a new body is set to give local manufacturers a hand finding their place in the $50 billion industry. The META National Commercial Aerospace Hub brings together manufacturing businesses and researchers, along with Aviation/Aerospace Australia and will hope to increase Australia’s share of

BAE Systems has marked the first year of its latest Hawk 127 support contract, stating that it has achieved “solid” performance in aircraft availability and fleet management. “One of the hallmarks of the [Lead-In Fighter] Phase 3 project is its unified approach to management and execution between BAE Systems Australia and the Department of Defence,”

 First 787-9 delivery showcases Air New Zealand’s transformation from the brink of collapse to a world-beater On one level Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 787-9 is just another tube with wings stuffed with seats, but on another level it showcases the airline’s willingness to innovate and its focus on the passenger. Arguably the delivery of

The first Qantas Airbus A330-300 has been repainted in the airline’s not-so-new corporate colours. Pictured here at Sydney Airport on August 4,  A330 VH-QPC was repainted in the airline’s new colour scheme – first revealed in July 2007 – in Singapore, where it had undergone maintenance. The aircraft returned to Australia in the new colours

With the ink barely dry on a scathing review of its performance, CASA finds itself in another controversy Though CASA has made no public comment about the Aviation Safety Regulation Review released at the end of May, the results of the government-ordered inquiry could hardly have been received as a compliment. Appearing to foreshadow a