WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA –NEW SPITFIRE PILOT Media Release 13 March 2020 Up and coming Warbirds pilot and Warbirds Over Wanaka Flying Scholarship winner, Bevan Dewes, has achieved a life-long ambition to fly the legendary WWII Spitfire fighter aircraft. Bevan has this week been type rated in Doug Brooker’s two-seater Spitfire at Ardmore Airfield in Auckland. […]
WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW – CANCELLED Media Release 15 March 2020 The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Warbirds Airshow, Warbirds Over Wanaka, has been cancelled in the wake of the New Zealand Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Airshow, planned for Easter weekend, had been expected to attract 55,000 people over the three days […]
Brisbane Airport embarks on new wildlife dispersal program Monday 16 March 2020 Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is trialling the use of a canine to strengthen its comprehensive wildlife management strategy and ensure safety of aircraft using Brisbane Airport. Ozzie the German Shepherd is 18 months old, loves balls, despises birds, and has been with BAC […]
Fighting Fires Through The Lens Australian-owned aviation operations and engineering company, Air Affairs Australia, has played an integral role in this year’s extreme bushfire season with its Special Mission Firescan capability. Air Affairs Australia has provided Airborne Bushfire Reconnaissance services throughout Australia since 1994 and as a unique ‘eye-in-the-sky’, captures critical fire intelligence imagery and […]
Wings Over Illawarra 2020 Postponed In the interests of Public Health and the directive of the Federal Government Wings Over Illawarra 2020 is being postponed. In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 the Federal Government has made the decision to ban non-essential gatherings of more then 500 people. At this stage we have […]
US-Bangla Airlines Adds Two ATR 72-600 Aircraft To Fleet Lessor Avation orders two more aircraft, further demonstrating the suitability of the -600 series for the leasing market Singapore, 12 February 202 World number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR announce that Singapore based lessor Avation PLC (AVAP: LSE) has converted two Purchase Rights into firm orders […]
Sunshine Coast’s new runway on track for 21 May 2020 There are less than 100 days until the official opening of the Sunshine Coast Airport’s new runway–a historic milestone for our region which is set to change the face of local tourism, business and export and connect our Sunshine Coast with the world. The first […]
Singapore: 11 February 2020 Airbus reveals its blended wing aircraft demonstrator Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 2 metres long and 3.2 metres wide, with a surface area of about 2.25m², MAVERIC features a disruptive aircraft design, that […]
BRISBANE, Australia: 10 February 2020 Boeing Australia completes first Loyal Wingman fuselage The Boeing [NYSE:BA] Australia team recently completed major fuselage structural assembly for the first Loyal Wingman. The aircraft is one of three prototypes that will be developed as a part of the Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Program in partnership with the Royal […]
Media Release EAA Aviation Center, Oshkosh 31 January 2020 EAA YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM REACHES MILESTONE OF 2.2 MILLION KIDS FLOWN Flights have been conducted in aircraft ranging from hot air balloons to corporate jets The biggest youth aviation education program ever created reached another milestone this week, as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program […]
