Attitude archaism Aspiring aviators crawl through broken glass to get to the top, and when they do reach the top, they pick up the pieces and throw them back into the faces of those crawling up behind them. ” This statement by a university lecturer of mine is poignant, because it encapsulates much of what

Matt Hall is again flying the flag for Australia in the reborn Red Bull Air Race series After entering hibernation in 2010, the Red Bull Air Race was set to thaw out in the heat of Abu Dhabi from February 28. Australia’s Matt Hall will once again take to the skies and weave his MXS-R

Two engines for long-haul has become the norm They once graced the skies. Massive flying boats with boat-like hulls and thickset wings carrying four spinning propellers. Designed to conquer the globe at speed, aircraft grew leaner and left the insurance of landing on the water behind as aviation grew more self-assured. Super Constellations lapped the

Asia’s staggering appetite for new metal (and carbon) The numbers are stunning but not surprising for anyone who follows aviation, but they come with a warning. The Asia Pacific region will need an additional 12,820 aircraft valued at US$1. 9 trillion, representing 36 per cent of the world’s new deliveries, over the next 20 years.