Boom acceptance sees KC-30A removed from Projects of Concern list

March 6, 2015 7 comment

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has announced that the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft has been removed from the Projects of Concern list, following acceptance of the boom capability. AIR 5402 had been managed as a Project of Concern since February 2010 due to delays in delivery attributed to Airbus Defence and Space,

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The positions of VH-EBS and VH-EBO. (ATSB)

ATSB says TCAS malfunction on a Qantas A330 a mystery

March 6, 2015 0 comment

Investigators have been unable to figure out why a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) unit on board a Qantas Airbus A330-200 failed to warn pilots about a loss of separation incident in September 2013, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. The incident on September 20 2013 involved VH-EBS operating from Perth to Sydney and VH-EBO

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Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA. (Qantas/Boeing)

Everything in readiness for VH-OJA’s final flight

March 5, 2015 12 comment

Qantas has dotted every ‘i’ and crossed every ‘t’ ahead of the retirement flight for its first Boeing 747-400, VH-OJA. All that is left to do now is hope for good weather on Sunday. Qantas is gifting VH-OJA City of Canberra, which flew non-stop from London to Sydney for its delivery flight in 1989, to

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Adelaide Airport says the arrival of AirAsia X has helped boost international passenger numbers. (Matthew Coughran)

Indonesia AirAsia X plans March 18 launch for Melbourne-Bali

March 5, 2015 2 comment

Indonesia AirAsia X says it plans to start direct flights between Melbourne and Bali from March 18, following the green light from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to operate in this country. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please

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Virgin Australia to serve Tamworth from May

March 5, 2015 5 comment

Residents of Tamworth will have a choice of airlines for flights to Sydney from May when Virgin Australia begins flights to the Northern NSW city. Australia’s second largest carrier plans to operate between Sydney and Tamworth, the home of the nation’s largest country music festival, six times a week from May 25 using 68-seat ATR72-600 aircraft.

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75SQN Hornets head to Middle East

March 4, 2015 4 comment

A contingent of 75SQN Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel and six F/A-18A Hornets have departed from RAAF Base Tindal for Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE where they will replace the six F/A-18F Super Hornets flying combat missions over Iraq under Operation OKRA. The six 75SQN jets will join the KC-30A tanker transport and E-7A Wedgetail

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