Qantas Group news Qantas ferried A380-842 VH‑OQD from Sydney to Manila as QF6009 on May 1 for planned maintenance. A380-842 VH-OQF was damaged in a hangar incident in Sydney on April 14 with the aircraft reportedly to be out of service until June. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

First Foxtrots commissioned Army’s first pair of seven CH-47F Chinooks were commissioned into service during a formal ceremony at RAAF Base Townsville on May 5. Chinooks A15-301 and A15‑302 arrived in Townsville on April 4 on board a USAF C-5 Galaxy on delivery to 5 Aviation Regiment. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Two Australian companies are realising the potential of tablet computers as electronic flight bags The first encroachment of the digital age upon the analogue cockpit of general aviation aircraft were little more than grey boxes with a few points of data displayed on a simple screen – speed, distance and perhaps a bearing display not

The spotlight fell on the future of unmanned aircraft in the ADF at the recent Avalon Airshow Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Geoff Brown is keen to see the unmanned MQ-4C Triton pressed into Australian service as soon as possible to bring about what he believes will be a revolution in the way