https://australianaviation.com.au Australia's Leading News Source in Aviation Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:15:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-AAV0003_AustraliaAviation_Logo_Reversed-1-1.jpg https://australianaviation.com.au 32 32 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/warbirds-feb-2024/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/warbirds-feb-2024/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:04:48 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1376869 Classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This month, two iconic Australian historic aircraft return to the skies.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/warbirds-feb-2024/feed/ 1 https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/01/a-brief-history-100-years-of-aerial-police-in-nyc/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:17:11 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=325909 Hannah Dowling investigates the history of the NYPD aviation unit, from the first flight in 1919 – featuring two Curtiss bi-planes – to one of the world’s most potent and famous flying operations. ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/01/ems-should-we-worry-about-australias-aerial-firefighting-assets/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:08:53 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=325795 As fire seasons extend into the cooler months on both sides of the planet, Hannah Dowling questions what this means for our history of internationally-pooled resources and shared aircraft.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/10/mro-a-new-horizon-preparing-mro-operators-for-evtols/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:51:34 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=145992 As Australia gears up to welcome its first eVTOLs as soon as 2026, Hannah Dowling investigates the challenges and opportunities of supporting and maintaining the next generation of aerial mobility.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/10/mro-bringing-air-new-zealands-777s-back-to-life-for-now/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:51:00 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=145990 As Air New Zealand prepares to finally bring its fleet of Boeing 777s out of the Californian Desert, Hannah Dowling spills the details of the procedure and the fate of this soon-to-be retired flagship.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/qantas-engineers-to-perform-one-minute-work-stoppages/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 03:31:32 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=111560 Engineers across the Qantas Group have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking protected industrial action, including strike action, which could start as early as Monday.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/alliance-to-offer-new-perks-as-overseas-airlines-poach-pilots/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/alliance-to-offer-new-perks-as-overseas-airlines-poach-pilots/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:24:04 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=111542 The airline has pledged to increase incentives to boost pilot retention, as well as increase recruitment and training efforts, after a number of its pilots left the airline to pursue roles overseas. ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/alliance-to-offer-new-perks-as-overseas-airlines-poach-pilots/feed/ 3 https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/domestic-airfares-saw-major-spike-in-august/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:27:24 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=111538 Domestic airfares in Australia spiked dramatically in August amid rising jet fuel costs and widespread inflation. ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/melbourne-international-passengers-jump-25-in-july/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:22:04 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=111522 Meanwhile, domestic passenger figures also jumped 5 per cent to over 1.9 million in July.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/qantas-extends-international-connection-time-to-90-minutes/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/qantas-extends-international-connection-time-to-90-minutes/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:24:13 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=111520 The new change will come into effect from 21 August, and apply to all Qantas new and existing bookings that include a domestic connection ahead of an outbound international flight. ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/qantas-extends-international-connection-time-to-90-minutes/feed/ 2