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August 5, 2026
Announced today by Transport Minister Catherine King at the 2026 Australian Aviation Summit, the draft standards – developed through consultation with people with disabilities and with the industry…
SYPAQ Systems, manufacturer of the Corvo family of sovereign autonomous systems, all designed, developed and manufactured in Australia, announced its selection to the inaugural All-World Defense…
Delivered under the Australian Government's Women in Aviation Industry Initiative (WAII), the two industry-wide studies provide one of the most comprehensive assessments of workplace culture…
Unprecedented operation between the two large tanker aircraft demonstrated interoperability with the Royal... The post Multinational MRTT refuels Australian KC-30A for the first time at Pitch…
The public got a close look at operational aircraft and spoke with service members from Australia and... The post Pitch Black 2026 draws 25,500 visitors on open day at Darwin Air Base first appeared…
From Business News Australia Alliance Aviation Services (ASX: AQZ) has finalized substantially revised terms for its wet-lease agreement with Qantas Airways (ASX: QAN), securing a…
Qantas and Japan Airlines signed a binding agreement on 4 August regarding Jetstar Japan. Following the memorandum of understanding reached in February, the Australian group will […]
This article was updated on August 6, 2026, to reflect comments to AeroTime by a National Airlines spokesperson.… The post National Airlines completes nonstop B777F flight between Scotland and…
The nonstop flight from Scotland to Australia lasted more than 19 hours and covered about 18,000 km
A few days ago National Airlines set the record for the world's longest-payload cargo flight, flying nonstop from Scotland to Australia. The B777-200F flew from Prestwick to…
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Nonstop mission from Scotland to Australia lasted more than 19 hours and covered nearly 9,850 nautical miles
Japan deployed two Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the multinational Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia’s Northern Territory…
On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David look at the risks borne by aerial firefighters, and ask what more can be done to keep our flying firies safe.
Australian drone company Freespace Operations has opened a new manufacturing facility in Tullamarine, Melbourne to support its future growth. The facility will enable the company to design…
August 4, 2026
Operating for the duration of Exercise Pitch Black, the dedicated Parcel Hub provides Australian and international personnel deployed to Darwin access to postal services, including the movement of…
Australian start-up MILLIBEAM has unveiled its RAKURAI counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) built on proprietary radio frequency (RF) architecture. RAKURAI overcomes the weight, battery life, and…
The Australian KC-30A MRTT refueled Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale fighters in flight for the first time during the multinational Pitch Black 2026 exercise, held in Australia. The…
Australia has placed autonomous aircraft, hypersonic weapons and high-energy lasers among the six priorities of a new 10-year strategy… The post Australia names Ghost Bat, hypersonics, lasers as…
PRESS RELEASE ASIC proposes improved pre-IPO advertising flexibility and global alignment Published 4 August 2026 Companies listing on Australia’s public market will have greater flexibility to…
An aircraft maintenance engineer who was dismissed after a 17-minute delay involving a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 at Brisbane Airport has won an unfair dismissal case in Australia. Mohammad…
Responding to reports in The Australian Financial Review that it was working with consultancy firm Accenture on the plan dubbed “Project iQ”, a spokesperson for the Flying Kangaroo said discussions…
August 3, 2026
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Boeing will deliver enhanced Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) to strengthen connectivity, interoperability and decision advantage for the Australian Defence Force. Under…
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BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) has arranged a US$410 million sustainability-linked syndicated financing facility for Virgin Australia to support the acquisition of nine Boeing…
The Bell aircraft, owned by McDermott Aviation, were battling a fire near Porto Germeno in Greece when the rotor of one appeared to strike the underside of the other, causing the lower helicopter to…
The latest with Australia's fighter modernization plans.
It is the largest helicopter model ever series-produced by Bell Helicopter to date. This Sunday, 2 August 2026, two Bell 214ST helicopters belonging to Australian contractor McDermott Aviation…
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August 2, 2026
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Airbus and Qantas have made history by operating their longest-ever nonstop test flight with the new A350-1000ULR that will eventually be used to link eastern Australia with Europe and New York. The…
Until now, non-EU reinforcements in our country have consisted of two Air Tractor aircraft and three AS.332 Super Puma helicopters from Turkey and Switzerland respectively, as well as one…
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July 31, 2026
Australia's Defence Force is coordinating the deployment of helicopters and specialized NSW RFS personnel to halt the advance of the fires on French soil.
If the schedule holds, a small Japanese capsule will cross the Australian sky in the 2031 fiscal year and land carrying more than 10 grams of material gathered from Phobos, the larger of Mars’s two…
