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Australia’s domestic carriers flew fuller aircraft in September as capacity cuts helped boost load factors, latest figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) said capacity, as measured by available seat kilometres, on regular public transport (RPT) services fell 0.8 per cent in September, compared with the prior corresponding period. This content

Airbus says it will build five new “Beluga” transportation aircraft to cater for the planned production rate increases of its aircraft models. The manufacturer said on November 17 the design of the new Belugas, which transport large components between Airbus’s various production sites around the world, would be based on its twin-engine Airbus A330 with

Qantas’s retro painted 737 has begun its delivery flight to Australia. The Boeing 737-800, featuring the airline’s iconic ochre livery of the 1970s and early 1980s, took off from Boeing Field in Seattle at 0833 local time on Monday, according to flight monitoring website Flightaware. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

When Poh Ling Yeow creates a dish, the recipe is usually drawn up for between four and eight people. Ten at most. However, her new collaboration with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) means preparing meals for a fully loaded Airbus A330-300 filled with 283 passengers, which can be quite a daunting process. This content is available exclusively

The former manager of the transition team to induct the Airbus Defence & Space KC-30A (A330) multi-role tanker transport into RAAF service, AIRCDRE Noel Derwort has welcomed the resulting capability whilst on operations in the Middle East. Moving to the Commander of the Aerospace Operational Support Group (AOSG) in 2011, and now posted as Deputy

Qantas and China Eastern will apply to competition authorities for a proposed joint-venture which they say will deepen an existing commercial relationship and hopefully lead to new routes and more onward connections from the Chinese carrier’s Shanghai hub. The two airlines, who already have an existing codesharing arrangement, signed the proposed five-year partnership for flights between Australia