Another day, another aviation minister After a tumultuous few months in federal politics where the political and media focus has been on everything except the business of running the country, it is fair for industries like aviation to ask, ‘whatever happened to policy?’. For those running businesses in this environment, the nature of modern politics
Airports contribute $35 billion to the Australian economy each year The sheer scale of Australian airports’ operations can easily be overlooked, as air travel becomes more and more prevalent. However, airports are not just becoming a bigger part of our lives – they’re becoming a bigger part of our economy as well. This content is
Gear for Australian aviators With eight hours bottle to throttle, what does the weary aviator, traveller or crew chief drink to help take the edge off a busy day. We’ve scoured the globe for the best qulity aviation beverages that not only taste good, they give you somewhere to a fly to and a reason
How British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines acquired its DC-6 fleet British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd (BCPA), was registered on June 24 1946 to operate airline services from Australia across the Pacific to North America. Initial services were operated by chartered Australian National Airways DC-4s and later by its own DC-4s. BCPA needed more suitable aircraft as
Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news New Spitfire for Australia A new Spitfire has arrived in Australia. The aircraft is an Mk.XVIe, serial TE392. Bought by Fighter Pilot Adventure Flights of Brisbane the aircraft has been under a 10 years restoration program with the Lone Star Flight Museum at Houston, Texas. The museum obtained
Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-9 to Qantas. 787-9 VH-ZND Emily Kame Kngwarreye was delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on March 2 after ferrying in from Paine Field via Alice Springs and Sydney as QF6026/6628/6629. VH-ZND entered service on March 6