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• Young engineers design, build and fly

  October 7, 2026 · 21 min

  As the aviation industry continues to clamour for talented engineers, fostering talent in the next generation is ever more important. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' annual Design/Build/Fly competition – held this…

• Is Vietjet the next Tigerair?

  September 30, 2026 · 43 min

  Speculation has been swirling for months, and now the tea leaves have thrown up their clearest sign yet that Vietjet is planning a move into Australia, with the registration of a shiny new 737 MAX 8 owned by the low-cost carrier and…

• Delays, delays, delays

  September 23, 2026 · 53 min

  Another week, another set of bad headlines about Sydney Airport – this time, eye-popping figures from Airservices showing ground delays were almost 40 per cent higher than average in the month of August. With high rates of sick leave…

• The ghost of Ansett

  September 16, 2026 · 45 min

  It's been a quarter of a century since the most seismic shock to hit Australia's aviation sector before COVID-19: the dramatic collapse of Ansett Australia, which had been one of the country's two domestic airline giants. With 16,000…

• Flying to the bottom of the world

  September 9, 2026 · 49 min

  It's one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on Earth – but even in Antarctica, aviation is still a vital connection for those living on research stations across the frozen continent. Skytraders has worked with the…

• See you late-y, A380

  September 2, 2026 · 52 min

  It's a sad day for those who love big planes – after 20 years in the sky, Qantas will begin retiring its mighty A380s from 2028, with smaller and more fuel-efficient twinjets like the 787 and A350 set to replace them. Beloved by…

• Alan Joyce tells all

  August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

  From the founding of Jetstar to his 15 years at the helm of our largest airline group, Alan Joyce is undoubtedly one of the most consequential figures in the last quarter-century of Australia's aviation history. He became one of…

• All A-OK for APAC aviation?

  August 26, 2026 · 51 min

  As the Iran conflict drags on, it's easy to be pessimistic about the effects on aviation, including high fuel prices and geopolitical headaches – but at least in the Asia-Pacific, things may not be as bad as they seem. According to a new…