Australian Aviation

Is there a future for aircraft heavy maintenance in Australia? Australia’s sterling flight safety record used to be the calling card of its aviation industry. But in recent years, it’s started to sound more like an epitaph: an expensive habit that confers too little competitive advantage in the ever-safer and more automated business of flight.

The US State department has approved the sale of 24 Beechcraft AT-6C Texan II light attack aircraft to Iraq. The sale, valued at US$790m (A$841m) includes the aircraft as well as a package of two spare P&WC PT-6A-68 engines, ALE-47 Counter-Measure Dispensing Systems, AAR-47 Missile Launch Detection Systems, spare and repair parts, maintenance and support

MH370, ET702 show the pendulum swing towards independent news sources on social media The news gets its news from social media, in aviation as in many other fields. But in a year with two very different major aviation incidents in its first three months – Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 and Malaysia Airlines flight 370 –

As the future of manufacturing in Australia continues to make headlines and with the first aircraft for the RAAF due to roll out of the factory within months, we survey some of the Australian companies forming links in the F-35 global supply chain A report released at the start of the year cast doubt on

As a Qantas Frequent Flyer based in Perth, writes Chris Frame, yesterday’s cessation of international services is a sad reality that still seems quite unbelievable. In the 1990s, customers from all Australian capital cities could board a Qantas aircraft and fly to variety of destinations without changing carriers. Destinations accessible from Perth included Rome, Paris,

Lockheed Martin has hailed progress on the F-35 Lightning II System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program, with the 282 flight hours spanning 153 flights accumulated in April representing a monthly SDD record. “The SDD fleet achieving more than 150 flights in one month speaks to the quality of this aircraft and the commitment of this