Australian Aviation

Carnarvon to Kalbarri on Owen Zupp’s solo flight around Australia The final run home is 170 miles along the coast, beginning with the beautiful Shark Bay. With full tanks of fuel, sandy beaches below and clear skies above, I decide to fly at least part of this last stage at the relatively low altitude of

Is Airbus pondering a re-engined A380? By any stretch of the imagination it has hardly been a failure. Yet orders for the Airbus A380 remain far below projections. After little more than six years of commercial flying, Airbus faces some tough decisions on its future as airlines increasingly turn their attention towards the new breed

Malaysian authorities have re-tasked one of two Australian maritime patrol aircraft that are supporting the search for Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370, Defence has confirmed. “[On Sunday] one RAAF AP-3C Orion commenced searching the Indian Ocean to the north and west of the Cocos Islands,” stated Chief of the Defence Force General David Hurley on Sunday

RAAF prepares to regain a resilient battlefield airlifter capability In the lead-up to the introduction of the Alenia C-27J Spartan into RAAF service, command of 35SQN – the aircraft’s designated operating unit – was temporality passed from 84WG to the C-27J Transition Team on January 21. The transition comes as the first of 10 RAAF

NUSHIP Canberra, the first Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship being built for the RAN,  entered Sydney Harbour for the first time on March 13 following testing at sea. While in Sydney the LHD will be dry-docked at Garden Island to have its hull cleaned before a final application of paint. Its deck will also be

The always-connected passenger is becoming a reality As of December, US airline jetBlue is offering satellite broadband in the sky that’s faster than you’ll find in most Australian homes. With real-world speeds over 25 mbps (megabits per second), the ViaSat Ka-band satellite-based service is setting a new bar for inflight connectivity providers – an important