When young children require hospital treatment he tyranny of distance can make an already difficult time for families even more stressful. NSW-based Little Wings seeks to ease some of these difficulties through the astute application of aviation in a very professional manner. Over five years Little Wings has completed over 1,250 flights, with more than
When the Airbus A320 first took flight in 1987, how many observers realised they were watching the maiden voyage of one of the most successful aircraft of all time? Thirty years later, nearly 11,000 A320 family aircraft in four variants have been produced on four assembly lines in four countries on three continents, with Airbus
Air combat operations against ISIS by the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Task Group (ATG) under Operation Okra have ended, with the strike element of the ATG to return home to Australia in January, Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday. The current rotation of six F/A-18F Super Hornets, one E-7A Wedgetail and a KC-30A
In our very first podcast we speak with long-time Australian Aviation managing editor Gerard Frawley and new publisher and owner Christian ‘Boo’ Boucousis about the magazine’s 40-year history and its exciting plans for the future.
Technology provider Frequentis will demonstrate its digital air traffic control tower to New Zealand’s air traffic manager Airways New Zealand. The demonstration would “assess how the technology could improve visualisation during persistent weather issues, extend the hours of air services at regional locations and in turn improve the effectiveness of airport operations as well as
Qantas received a NZ$32.6 million (A$29.86 million) dividend from its New Zealand offshoot, Jetconnect, accounts filed with the New Zealand Companies Office show. The accounts also show Qantas received a NZ$1.8 million (A$1.65 million) dividend from its New Zealand Jetstar operations. The financial report of Qantas’s New Zealand operations come as Qantas pilots protest plans
