Loyal Wingman Takes Flight
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman has taken flight for the first time. Built and developed in Queensland by Boeing Australia with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Loyal Wingman has soared into the skies for the first time over RAAF Base Woomera. Loyal Wingman is the foundation for Boeing’s Airpower Teaming System (ATS) and represents the first […]
Wings Over Wairarapa Sees KC-135s Deploy From Brisbane
The Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival, held at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton, north of Wellington, has this year included a USAF B-52H Stratofortress on its public display schedule. In a show of global presence, the long-range, strategic bomber flew direct…
Insight into Coulson Aviation’s LAT Operations and Behind the Scenes Preparations
Have you ever wondered who flies these massive firefighting aircraft and how they operate? Already this year, since January 2nd the Large Air Tankers (LAT) have conducted 23 drops in Western Australia. This is a total of 346,000 litres of…
Williamtown Farewells The Classic Hornet
December the 11th 2020 marked the end of an era as RAAF Base Williamtown bid farewell to the F/A-18 Classic Hornet with No. 77 Squadron retiring their fleet. Affectionally known as the ‘Hornets Nest’, Williamtown has formed the main base…
Qantas Turns 100
Qantas today commemorated its 100th birthday, amidst a year of utter turmoil for the aviation industry. On 16 November 1920, two veterans of the Australian Flying Corps, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, together with local grazier Fergus McMaster, founded what…