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-ZNF ‘Boomerang’ which is the sixth of type to be delivered to Qantas arrived Melbourne on August 19 after ferrying in from Paine Field as QF6026. VH-ZNF entered service with Qantas on

Human Factors Road Test: Human Performance at its Best Imagine it’s a quiet Saturday morning and the toils of another busy week have taken their toll. At last (and for what feels like the first time this week) it’s time to relax, and to let the mind unwind over a fresh cup of coffee. The

Regional aviation makes a huge contribution to the economy, but flies largely under the (political) radar If profitability is regarded as the key yardstick of success, reporting by two principal Australian regional airlines for the 2017-18 financial year is indicative of both positive performance and optimistic outlooks. What’s more, it is an outlook bolstered by

Improvement comes from focusing on measurable goals As I write this article, I am putting together my plans for the Red Bull Air Race in Austria, specifically in a city just outside if Vienna named Wiener Neustadt. It’s pronounced ‘veen-er noy-schtadt’, I believe. Looking back at the fifth race of our season in Kazan, Russia,