aviation

Nancy-Bird Walton AO, OBE was known as "The Angel of the Outback" and was the founder, patron and was elected first chair of the AWPA (Australian Women Pilot's Association) ... Several pilots from the AWPA will be doing a ‘fly past’ at the Nhill Airshow.

Regional Express Airlines will prolong the suspension of some of its flights for another seven months, blaming sustained supply chain challenges. Rex cut flights on seven of its NSW routes in September including from Sydney to Albury, Coffs Harbour, Griffith, Narrandera, Orange, Parkes and Port Macquarie.

Australia’s only independent low-cost carrier Bonza is celebrating a year since taking to Aussie skies to democratise air travel across the country. Bonza revealed that during the past year it has saved Aussie travellers over $125 million by delivering upon its mission of making air travel more affordable and accessible to travellers…

A commercial airline pilot in his 30s and his five-year-old son were killed when their kit plane clipped powerlines along the Clarence River at Lilydale, about 45km northwest of Grafton last Tuesday and plummeted to the ground, bursting into flames.

Birchip, Victoria, is the hang-gliding hotspot of Australia and this weekend the town will kick off the Big K Week for nine action-packed days of car tow-launching. Hang-gliding is a sports aviation discipline which is part of the Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA) governing body, made up of more than 3,000 members.

The Gold Coast just got closer to more of Australia with  Bonza  launching operations there ... Australia’s newest low-cost carrier will progressively introduce 14 routes over November and December to have wheels up on its newest base before the peak summer travel season.

Rex Airlines has been recognised as having the South Pacific’s Best Cabin Service in the 2024 Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Awards. The award was presented in Singapore last night where Rex’s Executive Chairman, Lim Kim Hai, accepted it on behalf of the airline.

When Respect Cohuna Village resident, Robin Wilkinson, mentioned she would love to fly a plane, staff at the village ‘flew’ into action and before she knew it, the 84-year-old was flying high above the town she now calls home … “They offered me a trip to go on a joy flight, and I jumped to it,” said Robin...

Students from years 9 through 12 across Sydney will have the opportunity to experience drone flight in an exhilarating setting next month, with the University of NSW’s School of Aviation and the Australian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Service (AUAVS) teaming up for a Drone Racing Day in Moore Park ... "The launch of the Bachelor of Aviation majoring in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems represents a significant step forward in aviation education": AUAVS Manager, Paul Hardy.