Australian Aviation’s chief pilot, Christian “Boo” Boucousis, and World of Aviation’s Hannah Dowling discuss the RAAF’s controversial name change In April, the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, revealed the RAAF would replace the term ‘airmen’ with ‘aviators’ to mark its transition into its second 100 years. AIRMSHL Hupfeld said the change was
Australian Corporate Jet Centres’ Sam Iliades says the new audience attracted to private jets during the pandemic won’t go away The business aviation sector in Australia is continuing to grow, which is evident through the sector’s ongoing additional fixed-wing and rotary aircraft deliveries, as well as through increased charter activity. Obviously, like the rest of the
All you need to know ahead of the first major get-together for the rotor sector Rotortech, one of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region’s biggest helicopter and unmanned flight systems shows, is back in June in Brisbane after a three-year absence. It’s held in conjunction with the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) and will feature 100 exhibitors, speakers
Aero Circus investigates a man who has sat on both sides of the radio, as an air traffic controller and highly accomplished pilot World War Z All too often we come across pilots who think that all air traffic control (ATC) personnel are ‘the enemy’. Certainly, there may be a very small minority in ATC
Australian Aviation photographer Lenn Bayliss captured the moment a 55-year-old Cavok Air Antonov An-12B visited Wellcamp and Melbourne. UR-CEZ, msn 6344304, departed Kuala Lumpur on 20 February at 11:04pm as flight CVK7080 and landed in Darwin at 7:49am the next day. On 22 February, it continued to Wellcamp where it stayed for another two days
Textron Aviation tells Australian Aviation how it helped its clients in the region pivot and thrive during COVID, and why its business offerings to customers in Australia have expanded and evolved over the years As March 2020 progressed, and it slowly dawned on the aviation industry that COVID could change everything, Textron Aviation’s Tony Jones