How to get to Checkerboard Hill – Hong Kong’s Aviation Landmark
If you’re planning to visit Checkerboard Hill in Hong Kong, the huge red and white visual navigation aid that used to help pilots fly the approach to Kai Tak Airport, …
How To Get A Return To Singapore For Under AUD$400
It’s not a new card but it’s one that’s sometimes overlooked for a way to enjoy cheap travel between Australia and Singapore. The ANZ Rewards Black Credit Card is available …
What Sydney’s New Airport is missing
Sydney is getting a new airport. Western Sydney International Airport is being constructed in Sydney’s fast growing Western Suburbs and unlike the existing airport – Sydney Kingsford Smith – it …
Australia has a new airline – the flying Koala
Yes Australia is about to get a brand new airline and it’s going to be called Koala Airlines. But even before they’ve taken off the odds are stacked against them …
The most extreme airports to visit before you die
We’ve all watched videos of aircraft landing in extreme places – unforgiving approaches, tiny runways, extreme weather conditions. It’s fun to sit at home and wonder what it would be …
Should you go to Farnborough International Airshow?
Is it worth going to the Farnborough Airshow if you’re interested in aviation? Not if you’re someone who works in an aviation business, nor someone in the armed forces or …
Why the 747 is the World’s Greatest Aircraft
Aviators love to talk about their favourite aircraft. Whenever I’m asked what mine is I respond with the most well-known three digit number in aircraft history – 747. But I …
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy – my day inside
I was invited to take a look around the new training centre for Fiji Airways. The Aviation Academy is located at Nadi Airport, the home airport for Fiji Airways which …
Singapore Airlines A350 Business Class | Melbourne – Singapore
Singapore Airlines fly Airbus A350’s between Melbourne Tullamarine and Singapore’s Changi Airport as part of four daily flights between the two cities. You can watch the video of a recent …
Rex Airlines New 737 Melbourne to Sydney service
Rex Airlines have launched their new Melbourne to Sydney service using Boeing 737s. The new service, on what was traditionally the world’s second busiest air route (behind Seoul to Jeju …