Australian Aviation

Six decades of NZ aerial topdressing October saw the city of Gisborne recognise six decades of New Zealand agricultural aviation centred on Lawson Field, founder of Fieldair. Fieldair operated 19 DHC‑2 Beavers as well as six L-18 Loadstars and 12 DC-3s carrying out aerial topdressing. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe

Commercial 787 fire started in power panel Boeing says that the fire on board one of its 787 Dreamliner test aircraft started in its P100 power panel and spread into one of the aircraft’s insulation blankets which self-extinguished the fire once the fault in the power panel was cleared. “Damage to the ZA002 P100 panel

December just witnessed the most significant transformation in Australia’s airpower disposition in a generation. Not since the F/A-18A/B Hornet replaced the Mirage a quarter of a century ago have we seen a transformation as significant as the retirement of the F-111 and the standing up of the F/A-18F Super Hornet. December 2/3’s retirement ceremonies and

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India of a package of engines, support equipment, weapons, and training as part of a possible direct commercial sale of 22 Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache attack helicopters. The package, estimated to cost US$1.4bn (A$1.39bn) includes 50 GE

Korean Air Lines will feature the lowest density seating arrangement seen on an Airbus A380 so far when its first aircraft enters service in May. The airline says it will have just 407 seats on the 10 A380s it has on order, comprising 12 first class and 301 economy seats on the main deck, and

The seriousness of the uncontained engine failure that crippled a Qantas A380 in early November after take-off from Singapore become apparent as less glamorous but far more lethal wreckage was uncovered. Well away from the high profile engine cowling wreckage with the familiar Qantas colours of red and white which media focused on there was