Australian Aviation — December 2017

DECEMBER 2017AUSTRALIAN AVIATION 3

Contents

4 Locked On

8 Notam

10 Preflight

18 Asia Watch

19 Flight Levels

20 On Target

21 Cabin Pressure

22 Contrails

68 Traffic

74 Fire & Ag

75 From the Regions

76 Rotor Torque

78 Warbirds

80 Right Hand Seat

81 Register Review

82 Yesteryear

FEATURES REGULARS

24 | Great Southern Lands

The delivery of the first Qantas 787-

Dreamliner, Great Southern Land,

marks the beginning of the airline’s new

ultra long-haul era.

30 | God of the Sea

11 Squadron introduces the P-8A

Poseidon into RAAF service.

36 | This time it’s personal

Singapore Airlines’ new A380 cabin

is the latest example of the carrier’s

willingness to embrace new ideas.

48 |Speeding up

A better deal for business jet operators is

in prospect.

52 | Bizjets 2017

Australian Aviation’s annual directory of

business aircraft based in Australia and

New Zealand and the South Pacific.

60 | Flying eyes

Trials help Navy prepare for permanent

operations with ship-based unmanned

aircraft.

64 | My enemy’s enemy

Airbus takes over Bombardier’s “cute

little airplane” C Series after Boeing

spat.

No. 355 December 2017

Next issue on sale Thursday January 4

OPERATION OKRA

The RAAF marks three

years on operations in

the fight against ISIS

40

These aircraft are

made for Qantas.

GARETH EVANS P 24

COVER PHOTO: Great Southern Land, the first Qantas

Boeing 787-9, is photographed from a helicopter while

taxiing at Sydney Airport.SETH JAWORSKI