As concern continues to mount over the ability of some cockpit crews to handle the increasingly complex computer systems in the new generation of big jets, particularly when things go wrong, Airbus has moved to revolutionise its pilot training program. TOM BALLANTYNE was among a small select group of aviation writers given an exclusive briefing

The New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released the New Zealand National Airspace and Air Navigation Plan. The plan, termed New Southern Sky, is designed to provide a pathway for the transition to new technologies and manage the changes to airspace that are needed with increased

Airbus’s new big twin is on track for certification and deliveries from the end of the year It’s one year since the Airbus A350 XWB first took to the skies. Now it has over 2,000 flight test hours spread across its fleet of five aircraft. As certifications looms ahead, the A350 is preparing to make

The first rule of Flight Club is that you talk about Flight Club Which is better, Qantas or Virgin Australia?” Every reader of Australian Aviation will have been asked that question, either in jest or in seriousness. For most passengers, the “better” airline is one with more legroom, that’s less cramped, with inflight entertainment, better