Australian Aviation

Is the playing field to blame? Qantas has had its share of rough months in the past few years, but none were quite so gloomy as December, when the airline revealed half-yearly losses of up to $300 million, absorbed a downgrade of its cherished credit rating and announced 1,000 more job cuts. The Flying Kangaroo

RAN’s first Romeos report for duty The Royal Australian Navy has stepped into a new era of naval combat helicopter operations with the delivery of its first two MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Seahawk helicopters. Barely two years after 24 Romeos were chosen under AIR 9000 Phase 8 to replace the S-70B Seahawk and the cancelled SH-2G Seasprite

The Indonesian air force has begun evaluating options to replace its ageing Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II fighters, according to a report by that country’s official news agency Antara. The news report quotes Indonesian defence minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro as saying that five or six different aircraft types are being considered for the 16 aircraft requirement, which

Cessna parent company Textron has reached agreement to acquire Beechcraft under a US$1.5 billion deal that comes 10 months after the latter exited from bankruptcy protection. The acquisition, to be completed over the next few months, will bring together two of general aviation’s iconic brands within the one company. Of primary interest to Textron is

Australia’s shopping malls with gates attached The airline passenger experience doesn’t just begin at the aircraft door. For many domestic flights, passengers spend more time on the ground than in the air. Yet despite the importance of airports to the Australian economy, it’s hard to argue that Australian passengers have a decent airport experience. Australia’s

Memories of KAL 007 rekindled as China invokes new airspace controls China’s surprise announcement in late November it has set up an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) means all commercial flights must inform Beijing of their routing in advance, and sparks tragic memories. It is almost exactly 20 years since a Soviet