Australians have always been fascinated by flight. The first flying machine in Australia was of course, the boomerang. The first manned flight in Australia was in a gas filled balloon by William Dean in Melbourne on 1 February 1858

See also
 Australian Weather Links      Australian Air Sports

Military Aviation

• Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Royal Australian Air Force No. 9 Squadron Association
• Australian Defence Force Academy: School of Aerospace
• RAAF Roulettes
  Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) elite formation aerobatic display team of flying instructors
• Australian Military Aircraft Serials & Aircraft History
• Australian Warbirds
• Flying Fighters

Aviation Museums

• NSW – Fighter World
• NSW – Australian Aviation Museum
• NSW – Australia’s Museum of Flight.
• NSW – Temora Aviation Museum
• QLD – Queensland Air Museum
• QLD – Qantas Founders Outback Museum
• SA – Aviation Museum
• SA – Classic Jets Fighter Museum.
• VIC – Australian National Aviation Museum
• VIC – Royal Australian Air Force Museum
• WA – RAAF Aviation Heritage Museum
• WA – Beverley Aeromuseum

Aviation Publications

• Australian Aviation Magazine
• Classic Wings Downunder

Airlines

• Qantas
• Jetstar
• Virgin Blue
• Australian Airlines

• Norfolk Jet Express
• Brindabella Airlines
• Macair Airlines
• Regional Express

• AeroPelican
• Air Link Airlines
• Alliance Airlines
• Maroomba Airlines
• Sky West
• TasAir

Airports

• ACT – Canberra Airport – code CBR
• NSW – Sydney Airport – code SYD
• NSW – Newcastle Airport – code NTL
• NT – Alice Springs Airport – code ASP
• NT – Darwin Airport – code DRW
• NT – Tennant Creek Airport – code TCA
• QLD – Brisbane Airport – code BNE
• QLD – Cairns – code CNS
• SA – Adelaide Airport – code ADL
• TAS – Hobart Airport – code HBA
• VIC – Melbourne Airport – code MEL
• WA – Perth Airport – code PER

Aviation Safety

• CASA – Civil Aviation Safety Authority
• ATSB – Australian Transport Safety Bureau
• ASFA – Aviation Safety Foundation Australia
• Australian Airspace Reform – gov’t website
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau

Associations and Clubs

• ASAC – Australian Sport Aviation Confederation
• Sport Aircraft Association of Australia
• Fly Light – Recreation Aviation Australia
• Australian Homebuilt Sailplane Association
• Australian Air League – national youth organization
• Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia
• Australian Aerobatic Association
• Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division
• Australian Students Space Association
• Regional Airlines Association of Australia
• AOPA – Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assoc of Australia

Other Resources

• RACQ Careflight Rescue Helicopter Service
• QLD – Royal Flying Doctors’ Service
• Air Services Australia
• Newflight Student Pilot Experience Australia
• OZI Pilots Online
• World Solar Challenge
• AEIS – Aviation Employment Info Service
• University of NSW Aviation