Bringing an aircraft ‘home’ to Australia is the culmination of not just its construction, but a milestone for Qantas's chief technical pilot, Alex Passerini.
With the global pilot shortage regularly making headlines, having pilots able to urgently provide short-term services makes sense at face value. But the increase in on-demand aircrew service providers and agencies looks set to be tested by aviation regulators.
Anticipating the global pilot shortage, Virgin Australia launched its own pilot cadetship program in 2012. One cadet guides us through his story.
To celebrate Father's Day we've republished this feature article on a Jetstar father and son which first appeared in the January-February 2014 issue of Australian Aviation.
Squadron Leader Phil Frawley retired from the RAAF at the end of June as the world's oldest fighter pilot, having flown Mirages, Hornets and Hawks and having trained 499 ADF pilots as an instructor.
The new five-seat Bell 505 Jet Ranger X fills the void in the Bell product line left when production of the ubiquitous Bell 206B ended.
