WA’s state aviation strategy Perth Airport’s annual passenger growth could quadruple over the next 17 years to 40 million — more than double that estimated by the airport owners, according to a new issues paper that throws into question infrastructure planning assumptions for both terminals and an extra parallel runway to handle demand. A Western

It’s curious how things work out sometimes. In the same week that marked 100 years since the sinking of the mighty Titanic, a gargantuan of the 21st Century success-fully arose from the ashes. Like Titanic, the Airbus A380 is a marvel of technology in its time, boasting dimensions that still leave us amazed as it

The repairs and the return of Qantas A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton “Profound” is how Captain Richard Champion De Crespigny describes the significance of A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton’s return to the Qantas fleet. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

C-27J choice brings surprises, smiles and sour grapes In a move that surprised even the RAAF, the Australian government announced only 36 hours after the federal budget that 10 Alenia C-27J transports will be acquired at $1. 4 billion to fulfil the AIR 8000 Phase 2 Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) requirement. On budget night, it was