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November 2018
Contents
Australia’s airports and
their airline customers are
engaged in a very public
battle over airport pricing.
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Just how will Boeing and
Airbus bridge the gap
between large narrowbodies
and small widebodies?
UNSTUCK IN THE MIDDLE
Boeing, Airbus and the battle
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‘There is little doubt
Wellcamp is an ideal site for
pilot training.’
ALAN JOYCE P28
22 Airport pressure
Army amphibious air operations Airports large and small face a range
cleared for duty. p24 of challenges and opportunities.
28 Setting up camp
The first Qantas Pilot Academy is to
be set up at Toowoomba Wellcamp.
36 Airports of the future
Airports will look very different 10, 20
and 30 years from now.
46 Still the one?
How has the Airbus A380 fared 10
years after its first delivery to Qantas?
54 Going digital
Digital air traffic control towers are
coming to Australia and New Zealand.
58 Unstuck in the middle
Boeing, Airbus gird their loins for the
middle-of-the-market fight.
64 Engagement zone
Up-arming the ADF’s ground-based
air defence capabilities.
76 Flying pink
Qantas is turning pink in support of
breast cancer research.
80 Cutting the Toll
Human factors training and
performance at its very best.
88 Regional port-folio
Queensland Airports takes a unique
approach to airport ownership.
92 Closer to the stars
Astronaut Wendy Lawrence.
The Outback Air Race
splashes down. p94 10 Notam 108 Yesteryear
for the middle of the market photo rob finlayson 12 Debrief 110 Cabin Pressure
18 Flight Levels 111 Asia Watch
20 Racer’s Edge 112 Airports
100 Traffic 112 From the Regions
104 Warbirds 112 Fire & Ag
106 Good Kit 113 AHIA Torque
NEXT ISSUE ON SALE NOVEMBER 29 107 Right Hand Seat 114 Pinstripe
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