Australian Aviation (Magazine)
Encyclopedia
Australian Aviation is a popular aviation
-related magazine that has been sold in Australia
and New Zealand
since 1977.
.
Gerard Frawley is the current editor. Frawley became Managing Editor in March 2005, after he (and business partners Lee-Anne Simm and Andrew McLaughlin) formed Phantom Media Pty Ltd in order to purchase Australian Aviation from Jim Thorn .
The magazine publishes eleven editions a year (January/February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December).
It covers a wide range of aviation-related areas, from civil aviation
to defence, safety, airlines, airports, as well as aircraft
review
s. As of the November 2008 edition, the format of the magazine has been face-lifted and re-designed, as well as increased in size to A4.
It is also available electronically.
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
-related magazine that has been sold in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
since 1977.
History
Founded by Jim Thorn in 1977, the magazine is based in Fyshwick in the Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
.
Gerard Frawley is the current editor. Frawley became Managing Editor in March 2005, after he (and business partners Lee-Anne Simm and Andrew McLaughlin) formed Phantom Media Pty Ltd in order to purchase Australian Aviation from Jim Thorn .
The magazine today
The magazine is currently Australia's largest selling aviation magazine by volume.The magazine publishes eleven editions a year (January/February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December).
It covers a wide range of aviation-related areas, from civil aviation
Civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work together to establish common standards and recommended practices...
to defence, safety, airlines, airports, as well as aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
review
Review
A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product or a service, such as a movie , video game, musical composition , book ; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show...
s. As of the November 2008 edition, the format of the magazine has been face-lifted and re-designed, as well as increased in size to A4.
It is also available electronically.
Notable Contributors
- Gerard Frawley, Managing Editor
- Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Editor
- Ellis Taylor, Reporter
- Tony Arbon, Civil Aircraft Register Columnist
- Macarthur JobMacarthur JobMacarthur Job is an Australian aviation writer and air safety consultant. He has published nine books on aviation safety...
, Air Safety Writer - Geoffrey Thomas, Contributing Writer & Contrails Columnist