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		<title>Diamond DA40-XLT on demo tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One month after Diamond Aircraft released the latest enhancement to its DA40 product line – the DA40-XLT, Hawker Pacific has begun the first Australia-wide demonstration tour of the aircraft. For the next three months, the DA40-XLT will be making its way across six states, showing off its enhanced features. According to Hawker Pacific’s Tony Jones, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore Airlines struggles for profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore Airlines is moving into unfamiliar territory as it struggles to maintain profitability amid rising costs and intensifying competition. The sale of assets including aircraft and engines has helped carry Singapore Airlines group to a 12.8 per cent increase in full-year net profit to S$379 million, partially offsetting a near-20 per cent reduction in operating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilatus PC-12 fleet reaches four million flight hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global fleet of nearly 1,200 Pilatus PC-12s has reached a major milestone by accumulating 4,000,000 flight hours since the first aircraft was delivered in October 1994. To date, the highest time PC-12 has logged more than 24,000 hours in operation as an air ambulance with Air Bravo in Ontario, Canada. Ignaz Gretener, Pilatus Aircraft [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing awards new V-22 contract to Lovitt Technologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has awarded Lovitt Technologies Australia a new contract to supply subassemblies for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Lovitt, based in Melbourne, has been manufacturing subassemblies and other parts for the V-22 since 2012. &#8220;This new contract is evidence that we have successfully demonstrated our capabilities to the V-22 program,” said Marcus Ramsey, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upgraded 717s to centre on Canberra</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QantasLink will upgrade the interiors of the five additional Boeing 717s announced in January to include business class and inflight entertainment ahead of the aircraft’s introduction on Canberra services. QantasLink executive manager John Gissing said QantasLink would progressively introduce the five aircraft from late this year after the interior improvements were completed. &#8220;The first aircraft [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emirates launches A380 to Brisbane, gives Auckland A380 trifecta</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From October 2 Emirates will begin operating its flagship Airbus A380s to Brisbane when the airline’s EK434 and EK435 services between Auckland, Brisbane and Dubai are upgraded from the 777-300ER. Adding the Airbus A380 to one of Emirates’ two daily Brisbane services will see an increase in capacity of 132 seats for sale per flight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia issues Triton Letter of Request</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian government has confirmed its interest in acquiring the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft by announcing the issuance of a Letter of Request (LOR) seeking further information from the US. Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly said in a statement on May 16 that the LOR would give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest becomes launch customer for MAX 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US low-cost airline Southwest has become the launch customer the third member of the 737 MAX family – the MAX 7 – with an order for 30 of the type. The MAX 7 is based on the current 737-700. The aircraft will incorporate the CFM International LEAP-1B engines to deliver improved efficiency, extending the range [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global passenger growth continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airports in the Asia Pacific region recorded 9.3 per cent traffic growth year-on-year growth in March 2013, while those in the Middle East recorded 15.4 per cent growth, according to the Airports Council International. The March results bring total passenger traffic during the first quarter to 6.4 per cent year-on-year growth in Asia Pacific and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget reveals RAAF Orion retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 06:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Defence budget for 2013-14 released on Tuesday night reveals that a single RAAF P-3C Orion has been retired, with the operational fleet now at 18 aircraft. “One AP-3C has been retired”, a footnote to the &#8216;Air Force Deliverables (Flying Hours)&#8217; table notes. Australian Aviation is seeking further details on the aircraft&#8217;s retirement.]]></description>
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