Australian Aviation

The airline’s 737 MAX, VH-UJK, named Sheila, departed at 7:03 am as flight AB631 and landed at 8:45am. It marked the aircraft’s first commercial flight since it arrived from Nadi in December.

To Gordon Reid, one of our finest I started our last issue with the sad news that one of Australian Aviation’s greatest contributors, Eric Allen, had died. I’m saddened to tell you we’ve lost another of our greats: Gordon Reid.Gordon created our iconic Traffic column, where he charted the comings and goings of aircraft in

Key aircraft movements from across the region. This issue, we detail Bonza MAXs and Antonovs in Australia.

The fighter’s more powerful engines, bigger fuel capacity and ability to carry more modern weapons make it better suited for air combat than its predecessor.

To mark the death of Gordon Reid, we’re republishing our profile of him, written after he gave up his column in 2020. Adam Thorn tells the story of the softly spoken Scotsman and his giddy enthusiasm for the comings and goings of aircraft. To the untrained eye, each edition of Traffic was nothing more than

This month, we report how a Hunter Warbirds attraction and restoration hub won $1.5 million and an Airworthy Avro Anson M.I WWII Bomber up for sale in New Zealand.