Flying the thoroughbred Kiwi workhorse Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder and aircraft design is a classic case in point. The RAAF’s DHC4 Caribou or the space program’s ‘Super Guppy’ has rarely been referred to as beautiful aeroplanes, but it is a different conversation when you speak of them in

Will China’s airliner ambitions pose a long term threat to western manufacturers? With two active airliner projects underway, China is building on years of hard work to establish itself as a major aerospace manufacturing centre. The country is no stranger to the industry, having produced various civil and military aircraft over the last 50 years.

New competition for a true duopoly With V Australia announcing its intention to start services to Johannesburg in March 2010, the cosy duopoly between Qantas and South African Airways (SAA) on the ‘Wallaby Route’ route appears to be crumbling. For the two legacy carriers, the Wallaby Route has a long history, and has become increasingly

From QantasLink to Coastwatch These are tough times in the aviation industry, but Adelaide based Cobham Aviation Services Australia, the country’s largest aviation services contractor, is successfully riding out the sector’s storm. The former National Jet group, owned by British aviation giant Cobham Plc since 2000, but only adopting its name in March this year,