Australian Aviation

No topic was off-limits when the children met Eric Philips, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, and Dr Paul Scully-Power at the nation’s premier space industry event, now in its fourth year. The moment is thought to be the first time in history that so many Australian astronauts have gathered together.  

Using its WA-based 150-seater A319 fleet, Qantas’ regional arm will begin a new route from Perth to Newcastle three times per week on 8 September, and restore its former Perth–Hobart service three times per week from 26 September.

Senator McKenzie, who was a critic of the Labor government’s aviation policy and pushed for EU-style “pay-on-delay” laws during the government’s first term, has signalled a continued focus on aviation in her second stint as the opposition’s transport spokesperson.

The sixth annual Australian Space Awards was held Wednesday, 28 May at Ilumina in Sydney in the presence of Australia’s space community.

The flight, which lifted off on Wednesday morning Australian time, successfully reached space unlike the explosions of both the seventh and eighth test flights shortly after liftoff earlier this year, following hardware adjustments by SpaceX prior to the flight.

Professor Andrew Kornberg speaks with the Australian Aviation Podcast about his upcoming solo flight to raise money for children with rare and complex neurological conditions.