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View ArticleBlue Mountains (Australia) flies into history
More than 70 aircraft flew into history when they took part in the largest civilian flyover in Australian history and the first ever over the Blue Mountains on May 25....
View ArticleTiger takeover to finalise mid-July following FIRB approval
Virgin Australia says finalisation of its acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Tiger Airways Australia should be complete by mid-July, following approval of the deal by the Foreign Investment Review...
View ArticleChina Southern's Sydney-Guangzhou Airbus A380 flights now on sale
China Southern's new Airbus A380 service between Sydney and Guangzhou is now open for bookings, with the airline offering special promotional prices across all three travel classes for flights from the...
View ArticleWhere did 'Mayday' come from?
Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help? BECAUSE: This comes from the French word ‘m'aidez’ - meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday'. There you have it. I...
View ArticleE-Jets tally up 10 million flight hours
In the nine years since their launch, the Embraer worldwide fleet of E-Jets has achieved a landmark 10 million flight hours and the completion of seven million flight cycles in May....
View ArticleQantas invests more in WA as competition mounts
Qantas will make a further investment in Perth Airport over the next 18 months as competition stiffens following the formal launch of Virgin Australias regional operations in the state in recent...
View ArticleAvalon (MEL, Australia) airshow 2015 dates announced
Dates for the 2015 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition have been announced. The industry-only trade exposition and the popular public airshow will be held from...
View ArticleSIA parks another freighter
In the face of rising Middle East competition and high costs, Singapore Airlines Cargo is to park another 747-400F freighter. http://australianaviation.com.au/201...her-freighter/
View ArticleEmirates opens new lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Emirates has opened the first of its new-look lounges at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. http://www.ausbt.com.au/emirates-ope...ws-articleleft
View ArticleRunway RVR
On firing up my trusty scanner this morning and listening to the (fogbound) Sydney (Australia-YSSY) ATIS I noticed they included 3 RVR (Runway Visual Range) announcements for the active runway and I...
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SIA SQ308 A380 hit turbulance, 11 passenger & 1 crew injured
SIA SQ308 A380 hit turbulence, 11 passenger & 1 crew injured. 90 minutes into the flight from WSSS = > LHR, it hit turbulence in the Bay of Bengal and dropped 100 feet. It didn't turn back to...
View ArticleGeneral Antenna
Hi, newbie to this, i am waiting for a GRE PSR295 to arrive from Japan (ebay), and i have purchased a Watson 881 supergain to replace rubber duck. What i want is a general Antenna for Air, CB, Taxis,...
View ArticleWhere to acquire share Key?
I have created a FlightRadar24 Account and would like to share data, but so far I have not found a way to get a share key. The only option the PremiumSite offers me, is to pay $1,99 to get premium, but...
View ArticleClicking on World Airways flight link takes me to... Air Southwest!
Eh? Their respective ICAO codes are WOA and WOW but something seems to be cross-wired in the database. http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/woa3531 Leads to: Quote: Information Flight number:...
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DVB-T ADS-B receiver and feeder problems; advice and assistance please
I have an existing antenna setup for scanning. It is a 2m discone approximately 15m above the ground. It is rated for frequencies between 25MHz and 1300MHz. This is connected via low loss 50 ohm cable...
View ArticleNew To Spotting.
Hi, I have a couple of questions about the hobby: I am taking my daughter (aged 10) to Heathrow tomorrow to the Northern Perimeter Road (Heathrow Academy). She only has a 210mm lens to take photos with...
View ArticleBoeing delivers 50th 747-8
Boeing has delivered the 50th 747-8. Almost a year after the first revenue flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch customer, took delivery of the milestone aircraft ...
View ArticleA400M and C295W to be pitched to NZ
The eventual retirement of the RNZAFs C-130Hs will see Airbus Military pitch the A400M and newly-launched C295W to the New Zealand government. http://australianaviation.com.au/201...pitched-to-nz/
View ArticleImprovements heading KC-30A towards FOC
Airbus Military is confident its work with the RAAF will lead to initial operating capability of the KC-30As refueling boom in 2014, adding that final operating capability for probe and drogue...
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