The CAC Boomerang is Australia’s only home-designed and manufactured fighter. In this exclusive extract from his new book, Don Williams tells the story of how this quiet legend proved its doubters wrong in service with the RAAF.
Former AFR columnist Joe Aston’s bombshell book, The Chairman’s Lounge, led to weeks of bad headlines for the Flying Kangaroo. Here, the author talks to Jake Nelson about the carrier’s missteps and whether its former CEO trashed its brand.
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered a damning verdict on how ex-servicemen are treated, including those in the RAAF. But while a not-for-profit wants to help, Labor is ignoring its request, writes David Hollingworth.
After more than a year’s wait, the government’s Aviation White Paper arrived in August. But will it make a difference? Jake Nelson breaks down industry reactions from the Australian Aviation Summit.
Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the PAC CT/4 Airtrainer, which replaced the beloved Winjeel as a training aircraft starting in 1975.
Qantas has a lot of influence in Australian business and politics – but perhaps should be more judicious about how it uses it.