Australian Aviation

Cathay Pacific Cargo has announced that it will launch a twice weekly round-the-world freighter service from July 9. The airline will operate a Boeing 747-400 Freighter which will depart from Hong Kong and fly via Anchorage to Chicago, before crossing the Atlantic to Amsterdam, then onwards to Dubai and back to Hong Kong. In total,

That the troubled JSF program has been re-certified after its April Nunn-McCurdy breach is no surprise, especially after many of the issues which saw it breach the threshold were substantially addressed by US SECDEF Gates back in February. It’s interesting though to observe the disparity between the program cost estimates of the various ‘independent’ bodies reporting

Sightseeing operators gain from flooding rains Lake Eyre, the world’s biggest salt lake, has become a major focus for air tourism, with an upsurge in flights this year being caused by widespread outback flooding from torrential monsoon rains. Aviation firms and private pilots have been drawn to the region by periodic floods, which inundate the

The global air travel chaos from Iceland’s volcano The travel chaos and dislocation for millions of passengers caused by the ash cloud from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in April sent shockwaves around the world and shudders through airline boardrooms and no doubt in the corridors of political power. Just one small eruption closed

Much has been said in recent years about defence projects that have stalled or have been cancelled, many due to capability creep or bureaucratic mismanagement. Seasprite and JP129 instantly spring to mind. The Wedgetail project has also received its share of criticism, but not all of it is justified. This content is available exclusively to

Regional Express has announced that it will add two new nonstop services on the Townsville-Mount Isa route from June 14. The new flights will operate on Fridays and Sundays and will depart Townsville at 12.20 pm, arriving Mount Isa at 2.20pm. From Mount Isa the new flights will depart at 2.50pm, arriving in Townsville at 4.50pm.