Dubai Air Wing’s Spring Visit
A6-GGP returns to southern skies Dubai Air Wing’s immaculate Boeing 747-400 Freighter A6-GGP returned to Brisbane over the weekend, arriving from Melbourne as ‘Dubai 008’. The Aviation Studio was there to cover its arrival at Brisbane Airport on Sunday afternoon. Dubai Air Wing is the paramilitary airline of the Dubai government. The aircraft in the […]
Riverfire 2019: Part Two — The Show
After months of preparation, Riverfire had finally arrived. 500,000 people. 11 tonnes of fireworks. And, what The Aviation Studio was mostly interested in — low-level displays from mighty military machines — the Royal Australian Air Force’s Boeing C-17A Globemaster III…
Riverfire 2019: Part One — The Rehearsals
As September draws to a close in Brisbane, hundreds of thousands of spectators travel into the city centre for Sunsuper Riverfire. Currently in its 22nd year, Riverfire marks the ending of the Brisbane Festival, an internationally renowned arts festival. The…
USAF E-3 Sentry Visits RAAF Base Williamtown
A USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry 81-0005 from the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron based out of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, has visited RAAF Base Williamtown in September as part of training activities with the RAAF’s No. 2 Squadron and No. 42…
Aviastar-TU Down Under
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport welcomed another new airline this weekend with Aviastar-TU, a Russian cargo airline based principally out of Ramenskoye Airport, Moscow. Aviastar-TU is one of DHL’s global airline partners, operating cargo flights primarily in Russia, Europe and into China.…