Australian Aviation

  In the last episode of Australian aviation (small a), we witnessed snap lockdowns, border closures and the industry hurtling towards a cliff edge disaster that was the end of JobKeeper. This month, somehow, things seem eerily calm. Domestic aviation has staged a near-miraculous resurgence, with Virgin hiring 150 more cabin crew, Jetstar edging towards

SAYING THE past 18 months has been turbulent for the commercial aviation industry would be the understatement of the century. However, with every crisis comes a triumph, such as what we witnessed after the World Wars, and the impact they had on commercial aviation. So, while our biggest planes may be parked up in various

The B-21 Raider is expected to be the world’s most advanced, cost-effective long-range strike capability. Australia must make the case to our US allies to procure and house B-21s ON THE character of modern conflict, ADFA’s Professor David Kilcullen often cites former CIA director James Woolsey’s description of the post-Soviet era’s geopolitical arena. “We have

Airports have had a rough 18 months – but airport operators have made the most of the slowdown to undertake important upgrades and enhancements as they plan and prepare THE SECTOR’S recovery from previous shocks, including the collapse of Ansett in 2001, the 9/11 terror attacks and the 1989 Australian Pilots Strike where more than

The past year has brought unprecedented challenges to the general aviation industry globally, but it has also opened new opportunities Humanitarian missions From the rapid deployment of aircraft that normally carry business and leisure passengers to fly emergency missions, including evacuation and repatriation flights, to vital cargo deliveries, those involved in general aviation should be

Australia isn’t producing enough young scientists and engineers to meet our future challenges. We must do more to promote these subjects, and value our teachers, writes Nova Group’s Jim Whalley.