Australian Aviation

Training RAAF Hercules crews It’s been a hectic five years in for the RAAF’s Air Lift Group, having seen retirement of platforms such as the Caribou and Boeing 707, the consolidation of the Hercules fleet and the introduction of significantly enhanced strategic airlift capability thanks to the C-17 and KC-30. So it is easy to

The A350 moves from promise to reality After years of reworking its A350 XWB to meet market demands and refining its production process to learn from both the A380 and 787 troubles, Airbus is about to discover whether its ambitious promises can be turned into reality. While the 787 may lay claim to the unwanted

Regional Express subsidiary the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) has commenced training its first intake of United Arab Emirates (UAE) cadet pilots, as they study to obtain the new ICAO Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL). AAPA is training the cadet pilots for Air Arabia in conjunction with Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) UAE, part of the Singapore

Chaos from Puyehue ash cloud highlights different airline approaches to volcanic ash exposure The volcanic ash cloud that wrecked the plans of more than 100,000 travellers in Australia and New Zealand through June is likely just a taste of what is to come, and with a clear division between the Qantas Group and all other

Airbus and Boeing take centre court at Paris in June While the headlines for June’s 49th Paris Airshow were dominated by record breaking orders for the A320neo, just as fascinating were the strategic announcements from both Boeing and Airbus executives that will shape the direction of both aerospace giants into the next decade. Airbus both

On August 24 Qantas is set to make an announcement which could see the biggest change for the airline’s international services since it emerged as a privately-owned carrier in the 1990s. CEO Alan Joyce foreshadowed the announcement during an address to the National Press Club on June 21, where he made it clear that the