This week's Throwback Thursday article is from the October 2013 edition of Australian Aviation, where Tony Moclair writes about the innovation and Australian capability at the heart of Boeing Aerostructures Australia, Boeing's largest offshore operation outside the United States.

In Hangar 106 at the Caboolture Airfield, The Australian Vintage Aviation Society – TAVAS – brings to life Australia’s most significant collection of Great War aircraft.

They throw in a free load of fuel when you buy an Airbus A380. But when the largest aircraft in commercial aviation costs north of $300 million each, that’s probably the least that manufacturer Airbus could do.

Long before the first Qantas A380 touched down on Australian soil, its crews were well versed in the ways of the massive Airbus flagship.