All hail the Super Hornet as RAAF confirms it will fly until 2030

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.

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.

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.