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‘A deafening bang tore through the cockpit’

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  • December 17, 2025
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In this extract from her book, Michelle Huntington tells the harrowing tale of her close encounter with a mid-air lightning strike – and how her training brought her home safely. Lightning is loud when it hits your aircraft, but the real noise comes af…

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Long-haul, low cost, high aspirations

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  • December 17, 2025
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Since its first long-haul international flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast in 2007, AirAsia X – a subsidiary of the larger AirAsia Group – has become one of the staple carriers of the Asia-Pacific region. At this year’s Australian Aviation Summ…

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Issue #399: The Sky Is the Limit For Aviation’s Next Gen

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  • December 17, 2025
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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…

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Inside the Archive #18 | Airbus A380

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  • December 15, 2025
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Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world.

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WWII’s highest-scoring fighter ace

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  • September 1, 2025
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In this exclusive extract from his new book, Colin Burgess speaks to Clive Caldwell, the man dubbed ‘killer’ for vanquishing 28 enemy aircraft. Clive Caldwell is, without doubt, Australia’s most successful fighter pilot of WWII. Born in Sydney in 1911,…

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Bringing the Catalina back

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  • September 1, 2025
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A dedicated group of volunteers is restoring a piece of aviation history – and passing on their skills to a new generation of aviation workers. In a warehouse in Beresfield, near Newcastle, a long, slow resurrection is underway. Rescued more than a dec…

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Right as rain

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  • September 1, 2025
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The arrival of the first A321XLR marks a quiet, if soggy, revolution for the carrier Qantas in July took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, the aircraft set to replace the 737 as the backbone of its domestic fleet. Named ‘Great Ocean Road’ and regis…

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Going to Bat

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  • September 1, 2025
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The RAAF is finally revealing details on the aircraft formally known as Loyal Wingman Since its unveiling in May 2020, there’s been precious little information on how much progress Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat has made. The trailblazing drone, for those u…

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Out with the old, in with the New(castle)

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  • September 1, 2025
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After two years of construction, Newcastle Airport is set to open its new terminal, which promises to boost its capacity and improve its links to the world. Here, Jake Nelson spoke to Linc Horton ahead of the opening. AA: Can you give us a snapshot of …

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The Son of Concorde rises again

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  • September 1, 2025
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NASA has begun the testing that will pave the way for the first flight of its quiet supersonic aircraft. NASA has been strangely tetchy on the progress of its supersonic aircraft since its unveiling last year at Lockheed Martin’s super-secretive Skunk …

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