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Qantas has operated its first flight to Hong Kong using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, while Singapore Airlines has introduced the Airbus A350 onto the Adelaide route.

Northrop Grumman has revealed an enhanced version of its Firebird optionally-piloted ISR aircraft.

Boeing has agreed to terms with Embraer to acquire 80 per cent of the Brazilian aerospace company’s commercial aircraft operations.

Business jet operators have chalked up a win in a long-running campaign to increase the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of aircraft operating into and out of Melbourne’s Essendon Fields airport. In a decision announced by the Federal Government, regulations will be amended to allow for a MTOW increase from 45 to 50 tonnes, overturning a

Perth Airport has launched legal action to recover what it says are over $11 million in unpaid aeronautical charges from Qantas.

Boeing delivered the 787th example of its 787 widebody twin airliner on December 13.