Qantas Project Sunrise – in it for the long haul
Today Qantas have announced they will commit to twelve Airbus A350-1000ULR’s for Project Sunrise, a major decision that will reshape their domestic and international networks. These aircraft are capable of flying Australia’s east coast to New York and London with services starting in 2025. Deliveries will start late 2023 and run until 2028. Qantas also […]
Exercise Diamond Shield 2022
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has commenced the 2022 Diamond series of exercises for the third biennial Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC). Exercise Diamond Shield is the second of the AWIC training exercises occurring off the east coast of…
RATs in Western Australia
The Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) has now become part of our daily lives. Initially expensive and hard to find, RATs are now becoming cheaper and more accessible. This is due to special freight flights, chartered by the government, bringing in…
Europe Aiding Ukraine
On the 4th March 2022 two Antonov An-32s and one Antonov An-26 from the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency visited Stuttgart.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai: Tonga Calls For Aid
After the devastating eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai and subsequent tsunami, several countries have provided aid including New Zealand, Japan and Australia. Before aircraft could be dispatched to assist the Polynesian kingdom, assessment of critical infrastructure such as ports and airfields was…