The RAAF has been standing up its initial cadre of F-35 pilots and sustainment personnel at Luke AFB, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona The Arizona desert is usually dry, but on this July day storm clouds sat on the surrounding mountains and I was gasping for breath as the humidity of the two month-long “monsoon”
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Dawn of the silent, clean, ion machine Who knew that we’d be looking for the same qualities in both aircraft and roommates? Clean and quiet are the features of a breakthrough by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aeronautical engineers who successfully conducted test flights of a new aircraft design. This aircraft features no propellers, no
Time to move on from the CASA stalemates Fire & AG Phil Hurst CEO – AAAA We look back on 2018 as a challenging year that saw few positive initiatives from government or agencies. While the aviation medical relaxations for Class 1 medicals for aerial application were welcome, and the new Aviation Safety Advisory Panel
Sustainable funding essential for our regions Airports Caroline Wilkie CEO – AAA The AAA’s Protect Regional Airports campaign continues in 2019 to support the sustainable future of our aviation network. Our call in November for the establishment of a $100 million Regional Airport Infrastructure Fund (RAIF) received significant attention as it highlighted the plight of
Lessons learned from a typhoon-hit airport When September’s Typhoon Jebi slammed into Kansai Airport in Osaka Bay with winds of over 200km/h, the realities of climate change hit home as hard as the 2,591-tonne fuel tanker Houn Maru, which broke free from its moorings and collided with the single 3km bridge to the island airport,