Australian Aviation

On Sunday, several aviation experts questioned why damage to the engine would have prevented the landing gear from lowering or why the ‘wall’ containing the instrument landing system was placed so close to the start of the runway.

As a condition of the deal for Qatar to purchase 25 per cent of Virgin, the domestic carrier pledged to drop its longstanding codeshare with Etihad. The move is likely to hugely damage the UAE carrier, given the tie-up was a major incentive to book.

The aircraft, operated by low-cost carrier Jeju, is thought to have been hit by a bird strike that damaged its landing gear and forced the crew to attempt a “crash landing”.

Vanessa who? We need to stop talking about Alan… Can you name the new Qantas CEO? Well, of course you can, because you’re subscribing to Australian Aviation. But do you think the average person on the street knows who Vanessa Hudson is? Probably not. I mention this because her predecessor wasn’t just the most famous

Fifty years after Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Jake talks to survivor and former TAA Darwin manager Paul Boyce, who helped co-ordinate the efforts to evacuate and rebuild the city.

The draft document also outlines plans to compensate travellers for lost luggage and carries an obligation for carriers to resolve complaints within 30 days. Its introduction was a core recommendation of the recent Aviation White Paper.