CHC brings the AW189 to Australia There is a new presence in the skies over Western Australia, with CHC’s recent introduction of the next-generation Leonardo AW189 helicopter. Based in Karratha, three of the Italian-built ‘super medium’ AW189s – the first in Australia – began flying in support of Woodside’s North-West Shelf operations in November. This
Blockchain poised to transform the backend of commercial aviation Blockchain might sound like the kind of digital development you’d read about on a technology website rather than in Australian Aviation, but it holds the key to a set of changes to the way the airline industry works as revolutionary as computerised reservation systems or online
First person view drone racing takes off They sound like angry bees swarming around trees, darting at speed through hoops, in and out of buildings, across fields, looping and rolling and hurtling towards an aerial finish line. This is the fledgling sport of drone racing, where adrenaline pumps, nerves are steeled and reflexes are sharp.
Electric-powered regional jets bring electrifying experiments, mega megawatts… and hybrid hype? Aircraft manufacturers and aviation technology companies worldwide are gearing up for the next frontier in aviation: a regional jet with electrically-powered propulsion, flying passengers for an hour or two with reduced emissions, noise and cost. And that frontier is within the next 10 years,
The Art & Science of an F/A-18 Hornet Display Royal Australian Air Force classic and Super Hornet displays commonly seen at major sporting and cultural events around the country are probably one of the most effective ADF recruitment Tools. The sights and sounds of an F/A-18 manoeuvring at low level is enough to get the
Brisbane Airport draws a $1.3 billion line in the sand Any parent who has undertaken the relatively tedious task of visiting the local hardware store on a mission to top up the kids’ sandpit knows that a 20kg bag of sand weighs … well, 20kg and that means more than a bit of back-bending to