Australian Aviation

Will the CSeries succeed against Airbus and Boeing competitors? With Airbus and Boeing securing seemingly endless orders for their reworked A320 and 737 pushing production rates to record highs, it is hard to see how the clutch of regional jets will make any dent in their bulging order books. The problem appears to be more

New Qantas business suite sets the pace Rejoice, business class travellers: Qantas’s new business class seat is on its way, and it looks to be a real corker. But it’s only enroute for the airline’s A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft, which ply transcontinental routes and regional Asian services — not for the A380 or the 747,

Innovation and Australian capability at the heart of Boeing Aerostructures Some idea of the importance of Australia to Boeing is revealed by the fact that this country hosts the plane maker’s largest offshore operation, employing some 3,400 employees. Locally, Boeing is engaged in training, flight planning and navigation, spares, logistics, unmanned systems, manufacturing and maintenance,

Flying with the Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm is often the forgotten force. In a service normally associated with grey ocean-going vessels and submarines, the helicopters of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are a vital component of Australia’s defence force landscape. They have been constantly on duty in some of the world’s most

The two don’t mix for some carriers The rumour mill in South East Asia has been working overtime and the chatter, not surprisingly, involves two of the region’s major full-service airlines that have, to put it mildly, given their Government shareholders a rocky ride in recent times. It’s a familiar story for Malaysia Airlines (MAS)

Short-term pain for Australia’s airlines as they make fundamental change for the future. Australia’s major airlines are in a period of transition, re-engineering their operations in an effort to cope with mounting cost pressures and a fast-changing aviation landscape. Do their latest financial results provide a clue to progress? On the surface it appears almost