Australian Aviation

Four decades ago, Deborah Lawrie became Australia’s first female airline pilot after triumphing in a gruelling, year-long legal battle with Reg Ansett. She talks to Adam Thorn about the case that took her to the cockpit – and its legacy today It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s followed the career of Deborah

A number of whole fleets have been sold off, including Soar Aviation and China Southern WA Flying College, and even the RAAF’s PC-21s TWO NEW types are shown in the New Allocations section this issue plus two new variations on existing models, the most interesting being Mark Stephens’ Pennec Gaz’Aile 2 AML. Designed by Frenchman

Inside the airport that plays host to aircraft as diverse as Diamond DA40 trainers all the way up to a Boeing 747 Freighters

Key aircraft movements from across the region

We talk to some of the key players to find out how we can encourage the next generation of Aussies to get involved in the profession.

Hannah Dowling tells the story of 10 of Australia’s most prominent and game-changing women across the aviation and defence sector The aviation industry has undoubtedly seen a wide range of dramatic changes over the last 100 years, not least when it comes to the place of women in the industry. This is largely thanks to