A new retro roo to celebrate its 95th birthday is further evidence of a new skip in the step of the Flying Kangaroo It was called the hottest ticket in town by one wag referring not so much to Qantas’s 95th black tie birthday bash but the 41. 9 degree temperature that greeted guests at

One of its most senior female officers reflects on the changing face of the Royal Australian Air Force When I was 16, I decided to join the Air Force. I thought the Air Force was the closest thing to Star Trek; there would be diversity in leadership, exploration, the most amazing technology, and I would

The painful lessons of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 The Indonesia AirAsia A320 that crashed in December 2014 killing all 162 aboard flew to Perth 38 times in the preceding 12 months with the same recurring fault that started the chain of events resulting in its loss. The Airbus A320, PK-AXC, was used extensively on the

Understanding fifth generation air power Fighters are commonly defined by their “generation”. While categorisations can be disputed, representative types include: for the first generation, the F-86 and MiG-15; for the second, the Mirage III and MiG-21; third, the F-4 and MiG-25; fourth, the F-15 and MiG-29; and fifth, the F-22, F-35 and PAK FA. Improvements