''Australian Aviation'' is an online and print aviation publication which has been owned by Momentum Media since 2020. It was established in 1977.

History

Founded by

Jim Thorn James Thorn (1 June 1882 – 21 November 1956) was a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. He was an organiser and candidate for the Independent Political Labour League, Social Democratic Party then the Labour Party. Biography Early l ...

in 1977, ''Australian Aviation'' was established as ''Australian Aviation & Defence Review''. The magazine was printed quarterly in 1979, and became monthly in 1990. It maintained monthly publication until 2019. Gerard Frawley succeeded Thorn as managing editor of the magazine in March 2005 after Phantom Media Pty Ltd purchased ''Australian Aviation''. In 2018, the publication was acquired by Aviator Media and ''Australian Aviation'' fell under the editorial guidance of Steve Gibbons. Australian Aviation was subsequently purchased by Momentum Media in 2020. Phillip Tarrant is the current editor.

Current Publication

''Australian Aviation'' is available online and in print. In 2020, the monthly print distribution was reduced to bi-monthly, and then to four times per year. The magazine covers a wide range of aviation-related areas, from

civil aviation Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military and non-state aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work ...

to defence, safety, airlines, airports, as well as general aviation and aircraft reviews. The digital transition also saw the magazine move from the creation of original content to the curation of media releases and content from various online sources..

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External links

Official website
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