No longer the jack of all trades and master of none The notion of an all-purpose “battleplane” has a long history. It was first raised in the 1920s by the great Italian air power theorist, Giulio Douhet, who envisaged a warplane suitable for “both combat and bombing”. Douhet’s idea has since been the subject of

OJA’s new beginning For those who witnessed the final moments of flight for QANTAS’s Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA, few will forget the sight. The massive yet graceful ‘City of Canberra’ concluded its long career by approaching the shortest runway it had ever landed on after the shortest flight it had ever flown. People had packed the

Behind the scenes at Gate Gourmet’s Sydney catering facility Quick question. Can you remember what you had for dinner a week ago? Try this one. What did you eat on your most recent flight? The meals we enjoy (or endure depending on your point of view) when travelling through the sky at 38,000ft has always

“I don’t know how you guys do it…” It is a commonly expressed sentiment by cabin crew when they see two pilots in the confines of the flight deck. A cramped space, hours of sitting and perceived inactivity. To cabin crew members, who are frequently run off their feet, it sometimes seems like a sedentary