Australia

Aeroplane June 2025

Newly restored Swift wins AAAA Grand Champion award

23rd May 2025

Grand Champion award at the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia National Fly-in at Corowa, New South Wales from 10-13 April went to Robert Fox’s recently restored, Gipsy III-powered Comper Swift

Aeroplane June 2025

Combat veteran P-40 Kittyhawk unveiled

9th May 2025

Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk A29-90 Ming the Merciless was unveiled at the Royal Australian Air Force Museum at RAAF Point Cook by Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, Chief of Air Force.

Air Safety

Missing tool found in Qantas A380 engine after 34 flights

12th March 2025

A Qantas Airbus A380 flew for almost a month with a maintenance tool in one of its engines, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) revealed.

Airbus A321

Developments at Qantas: A321XLR, A380, A350-1000ULR news and more

4th March 2025

Qantas’ initial Airbus A321XLR has emerged from the manufacturer’s paint shop in Hamburg, Germany.

Australia

Australian Army Air Corps CH-47F Chinooks named

12th February 2025

A First Nations smoking ceremony was held at RAAF Base Townsville, North Queensland, to name four of the Australian Army Air Corps’ (AAAC) Boeing CH-47F Chinooks.

Aerial Firefighting

Coulson firebomber Boeing 737 crash report

16th January 2025

Australian investigators have released the final report into a non-fatal incident which saw a Coulson Aviation Boeing 737 impact a ridgeline during a firefighting operation in Western Australia.

Aeroplane December 2024

‘Caldwell’ Spitfire flies in Australia

5th December 2024

Supermarine Spitfire VIII MV154, based until recently at Duxford with Maxi Gainza, made its first flight since being exported to Australia at Archerfield Airport, just south of Brisbane, Queensland on 18 October.

Airbus

More Qantas A380s Return to Service

17th October 2024

Qantas plans to restore two more Airbus A380s to its fleet in 2025, as the carrier boosts its international network and optimises its schedule to “support growing customer demand in key Asia Pacific and US markets”.

Airbus A320

Virgin Australia opts for Embraer E2s

1st October 2024

Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer for eight E190-E2s as part of its fleet renewal plan, which will secure its Perth-based regional and charter business, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA).

Australia

Norse Atlantic completes first Norway to Australia non-stop flight

20th August 2024

Norse Atlantic Airways has completed the first ever direct flight between Norway and Australia, a trip covering approximately 14,730km (9,153 miles).

Airliner World September 2024

Both BBJ MAXs for the Royal Australian Air Force delivered

13th August 2024

The first Boeing 737-8 MAX BBJ for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), A62-001, pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 21, 2024.

Australia

Douglas DC-2 delivered to HARS

25th July 2024

The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) has received a Douglas DC-2 to join its growing collection at Shellharbour Airport, Albion Park Rail in New South Wales, Australia.

Australia

RAF joins major exercises in Indo-Pacific

16th July 2024

The Royal Air Force has sent aircraft and personnel to participate in two major exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia

Heron revival makes progress in Australia

28th June 2024

Staff at the Moorabbin Air Museum in the Australian state of Victoria are busy restoring de Havilland Heron VH-CLX, formerly G-ANPV.

Australia

Former OFMC P-40E Kittyhawk flies in Australia

27th June 2024

Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 41-25158, which many readers will remember from its days in the UK with the Old Flying Machine Company’s (OFMC) Breitling Fighters team when it was frequently flown by Ray Hanna, has now been delivered to a new owner in Australia.

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