Qantas should seize the opportunity presented by the 787 The story goes that in the late 1990s then Boeing president Phil Condit’s eyes welled up when he was given a dressing down by Wall Street analysts over the prospect that Boeing would spends billions on a souped-up version of the 747 (the 747-500/-600) before the

The evolving threats to air safety I seriously doubt whether the Wright Brothers could have foreseen it and I am fairly certain they would have been extremely disappointed. While the evolution of their frail flyer into machines that could shrink the globe and smash the sound barrier would have been satisfying, some of the recent

Beauty in aviation It’s no coincidence that Dassault’s Falcon 5X is a beautiful looking aeroplane. For an aircraft yet to enter flight test, it’s too early to say if the old maxim that ‘if it looks right if flies right’ holds true for the 5X, but there is definitely some truth in that accepted wisdom.

Airservices and RAAF sign MoA on unmanned aircraft systems Chris G says: Good to see the RAAF and ASA making incremental steps towards Triton. Heron has a 16m wingspan, flies at 180km/h up to 9km in altitude for 24 hrs. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue