Author Cecilia Thornton tells the story of her Australian grandfather – and the fatal journey he took that led to the death of Britain’s airship industry.
Key aircraft movements from around the region. Bonza carnage as planes repossessed overnight, aged Qantas A330 suffers engine failure in Perth, QF A220s in action, and Alliance re-jigs E190 fleet amid delayed deliveries.
In 1930, Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia. Nearly 90 years later, Amanda Harrison explains why she attempted to recreate the journey – in her 1942 Tiger Moth.
Classic aircraft, museum and airshow news. This month, a missing WWII bomber recovered, honouring Australia’s first aerial circumnavigation 100 years on, and ANZAC Day flypasts.
This month, Alliance welcomes new E190s, new planes for Jetstar and Virgin, Rex’s first leased 737 leaves the register, and a new “Frankenstein” plane prepares for takeoff.