The Australia Desk

The Pacific Airshow Gold Coast was held over the beautiful beaches of Surfers Paradise, Queensland from August 16-18, and Steve, Grant AND Brian Coleman were there to capture all the action.It was the second year of the event, and crowds were noticeablylarger than 2023, with an enhanced and fully loaded flying program comprising local aerobatic performers, military contingents from Australia, the USA and UK, emergency servicesdisplays and much more.WithMicah also on the line, we quiz Brian on his

What a difference a few weeks makes....In our last report, we spoke of the difficulties new entrants to the Australian airline market face, and how it almost always ends in tears.With startup LCC Bonza Air exiting the sceneearlier this year, we were full of praise for Regional Express (Rex), who seemed at least on the surface of things to really be kicking some goals.So imagine our surprise when it was announced on July 30th that Rex had been placed into voluntary administration;its 737 fleet

Grant & Steve return for an Australia Desk report; the first for 2024, and much has happened in the first half of the year on the Australian aviation scene.Sadly, in a case of "we told you so", new LCC entrant Bonza Airlines has ceased operations after 15 months, entering into voluntary administration on April 30th. Despite numerous reports of a buyer being found for the group, lessors had repossessed all of the company's 737 MAX8 aircraft, the last of which departed Australia on June 5th.Bonza