The federal government has quietly committed to extending the futures of the Super Hornet and Growler. But with our rivals catching up fast, what are Australia’s options for eventual fleet renewal?
Bob Walker is the engineering director of Qantas. An aeronautical engineering graduate of the University of Sydney, he joined Qantas in 1949 as a performance and structures engineer. Since then he has held various senior positions within the airline’s engineering and maintenance division. He was the technical development manager during the Boeing 747 acquisition programme
As Qantas gears up for Project Sunrise and reaches further into Europe and the US with its existing fleet, Jake Nelson examines whether ultra-long-haul is the future of international air travel.
Key aircraft movements from around the region. Virgin snatches back Rex 737-800s, Bonza’s former 737 MAX 8s spotted in Poland, RAAF’s first MAX 8 business jet, and the Triton arrives at Tindal.
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