Headlines
Airservices chief steps down
Airservices Australia chief Greg Russell has resigned after almost seven years with the organisation. Mr Russell’s resignation was effective yesterday. Airservices chief financial officer Andrew Clark will serve as acting CEO until a permanent replacement is named. In a statement, Airservices did not provide a reason... [Continue]
Army grounds Tigers over cockpit fumes
The Army has grounded its fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters after a pilot detected fumes in the cockpit of one of the machines. Defence gave few details of the issue in a brief statement, saying only that all training flights had been suspended. The Army operates a fleet of 22 Tigers, three of which are currently... [Continue]
Lockheed Martin ready for RAAF F-35 training
Lockheed Martin stands ready to stand up the Australian training contingent for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter despite delays to the project in last week’s budget, the company has said. Speaking to a media tour of the company’s Global Training and Logistics business unit in Orlando, Florida Lockheed Martin’s F-35 International... [Continue]
Bombardier reveals Learjet 70 and 75
Bombardier launched its six-seat Learjet 70 and eight-seat Learjet 75 (pictured) at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva on May 14. Updates of and replacements for its Learjet 40XR and 45XR, the aircraft feature new Honeywell 3,850lb (17.1kN) TFE731-40BR engines and new canted wingtips,... [Continue]
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Commercial
Criminal probe launched into Sukhoi crash
Russian investigators have launched a criminal probe into the crash of a Sukhoi Superjet... [Continue]
Turboprop maker ATR has delivered its 1000th aircraft, an ATR 72-600 for Spanish... [Continue]
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Airlines
Virgin trials biodiesel baggage vehicle
Virgin Australia has launched a trial of biodiesel fuel in a baggage handling vehicle... [Continue]
Tourism lobby hits budget over customs cuts, fee hikes
A tourism and transport industry group says changes in the federal budget will cut... [Continue]
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Military
Army grounds Tigers over cockpit fumes
The Army has grounded its fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters after a... [Continue]
Lockheed Martin ready for RAAF F-35 training
Lockheed Martin stands ready to stand up the Australian training contingent for the... [Continue]
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GA & Business
Hawker Pacific order six King Air 350s
Hawker Pacific has ordered six Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprops and expects to... [Continue]
Bombardier reveals Learjet 70 and 75
Bombardier launched its six-seat Learjet 70 and eight-seat Learjet 75 (pictured)... [Continue]
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