Aviating Whitsundays style At the heart of one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef, lie the Whitsundays, combining 74 tropical islands along with many coral reefs and beaches, such as the iconic Whitehaven Beach. Early tourist operators identified the benefit of access to this playground by air and have

Regional airports and the airlines There is a convincing argument that air services and regional economic prosperity are closely – and inextricably – connected. In 2005, when Newcastle Airport in NSW won the Australian Airport Association’s Regional Airport of the Year award, it culminated a period of significant investment in the development of competitive air

Can Qantas turn staff cynicism into pride again? When any organisation goes through substantial reform, one of the first casualties is staff morale. On the first anniversary of the infamous grounding of the Qantas fleet, we take a look at what’s driving a once loyal workforce into nearunprecedented industrial discord. When Geoff Dixon began contemplating

During Australian Aviation’s recent flying visit to Perth, my flight into the WA capital landed on time but then due to congestion at the airport my aircraft had to stand off for 20 minutes until the our nominated gate became available. “For me, that’s emblematic of what’s happening in Perth, you’ve come here, and you’ve