Category: Quarterly magazines

Death of the Nomad The recent decision by Defence Minister, Senator Robert Ray to withdraw the GAF Nomad from Australian Defence Force service pretty well signals the final nail in the coffin for this much maligned aircraft. The bagging that the Nomad …

Did Bonza get a bum rap? It would have been the Australian aviation story of 2024 – the sudden and spectacular disintegration of Australia’s newest jet airline – were it not for the sudden and spectacular disintegration of Rex’s domestic jet operations…

Life begins at 40(0) It’s not every day you get to celebrate such a nice round number as 400 – but this is, in fact, the 400th issue of Australian Aviation. We can’t help but wonder whether its founder, Jim Thorn, back in 1977, could have anticipated i…

As we welcome the Summer 2025 issue of Australian Aviation, we also find ourselves reflecting on a major transition in the life of this publication. After nearly a decade steering the masthead, our outgoing editor, Adam Thorn, has wrapped up his tenure…