Philippine Airlines’ regulatory ordeals a case-in-point Airlines in the Philippines and particularly national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) may soon be able to emerge from the safety wilderness. The word from Montreal is that an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety audit – the results will be announced late May or early June – will

Attraction or detraction? If you’ve been paying attention to the fleet expansion plans of Australia’s airlines, it’s all about regional turboprops: Qantas’s Bombardier Q400 and Virgin Australia’s ATR 72. The economics of the 70-seater turboprops mean that airlines are snapping them up (the slower, more fuel-efficient ATRs in particular) as fast as they can. Virgin

Once upon a time when I was a lad, an Australian airline job was a job for life. Sadly there are no longer such guarantees with airlines anywhere in the world it would seem. Consequently, pilots of all standings will thumb through the back pages of Flight International or The Australian on Friday to see

F-35 in the Avalon limelight It’s ironic that the biggest story at the 2013 Avalon International Airshow centred around an aircraft not in attendance. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me