Year: 2016
Tracey Curtis-Taylor arrives in Sydney after epic solo flight from the UK
/ | 1 Comment on Tracey Curtis-Taylor arrives in Sydney after epic solo flight from the UKBritish pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor has completed her solo flight from Farnborough to Sydney, inspired by pioneer woman pilot Amy Johnston’s 1930 solo flight from the UK to Australia. The epic 21,000km flight in a 1943 Boeing Stearman biplane saw Curtis-Taylor depart Farnborough near London on October 1 last year and visit 23 countries on her way
Read more »Defence confirms acquisition of two ISR and EW Gulfstreams
/ | 14 Comments on Defence confirms acquisition of two ISR and EW GulfstreamsThe Department of Defence has confirmed the acquisition of two Gulfstream G550 aircraft modified for surveillance and electronic warfare. “The Australia Government entered into a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangement through the United States Air Force for the procurement of two Gulfstream G550 aircraft,” a Department spokesperson told Australian Aviation via an emailed statement on Thursday.
Read more »Hobart Airport masterplan approved
/ | 3 Comments on Hobart Airport masterplan approvedMinister for Infrastructure Warren Truss approved the latest masterplan for Hobart Airport in the days before Christmas. Central to the plan, under which the airport maps out how it will address forecast passenger growth over the next 20 years, is the planned extension of the airport’s runway (12/30) to 2,751 metres. This content is available exclusively
Read more »Cobham lands new resource contracts
/ | 2 Comments on Cobham lands new resource contractsCobham Aviation Services says it has been awarded two new contracts for one existing and one new fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) client. The new contract is with Karara Mining, providing eight flights a week in support Karara’s iron ore operations 105nm south-east of Geraldton in mid-west Western Australia. The short 30 minute flight from Perth features a reduced
Read more »SQ to bring premium economy to Melbourne with seasonal A380 flights
/Singapore Airlines’ new premium economy product will debut on the Singapore-Melbourne route from late June when the airline resumes seasonal Airbus A380 flights. The A380 returns to Melbourne on the SQ217/218 rotation as part of a seasonal capacity increase during the holiday peak and will operate three times a week from June 26 until September 3,
Read more »Increased tempo for RAAF Hornets over Syria and Iraq
/ | 4 Comments on Increased tempo for RAAF Hornets over Syria and IraqFour RAAF F/A-18A Hornets took part in the largest coalition air strikes against Islamic State (Daesh) to date when 137 targets in eastern Syria were destroyed by 21 aircraft on December 21. “The targets were gas and oil separation plants in central Syria used by Daesh to facilitate their operations and movements,” Air Commodore Stuart Bellingham, Commander of the RAAF’s
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