Australian Aviation

Nine months on from the findings of the bushfire royal commission, Isabella Richards speaks to those aiming to reboot our helicopter response.

The Falcon 6X, unveiled in December 2020, is set for its first flight imminently with deliveries beginning in 2022. One of the biggest bizjet launches in years, its cabin is the tallest and widest in business aviation, yet has a 5,500 nautical mile range; long enough to fly non-stop from London to Hong Kong or

This shot, by Craig Murray, captures an RAAF EA-18G Growler, A46-306, on approach to Rwy 15 at RAAF Amberley during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 on 21 July 2021. The jet wears a livery celebrating the 100th anniversary of 6 Squadron (1917–2017). It was snapped using a Canon 7D MkII mounted with a Canon 100-400mm Lens

Virtually anyone involved in aviation in Australia will know of this Hall of Famer. But who is he really? And why has he left such an indelible mark on the lives of up-and-coming Aussie pilots? Aero Circus investigates BOB HAS spent the vast majority of his working life in aviation. In his own words, “I

Chief pilot Finley Lewis was one of Australia’s original drone pioneers. But years on, he’s not stopping there. HE’S FAR too modest to put it like this, but Finley Lewis, now22, was something of a prodigy in Australia’s burgeoning RPAS industry. As a child, he’d build remote control airplanes at home before transferring that passion

The 2021 Wings, Wheels and Wine show in Mudgee welcomed a sell-out crowd of 3,000 people on the weekend of 17–18 April.  Australian Aviation’s Phil Tarrant was one of the many attendees at the town’s airport who witnessed the extraordinary stunts and the event’s 170 exhibits and 100 cars.  This content is available exclusively to