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Virgin Australia has tapped international debt markets to raise US$300 million through the issue of unsecured notes due to be repaid in 2019. It was the first time Virgin had issued unsecured notes in international debt capital markets, the airline said on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

When Emirates’ first Airbus A380 was towed into the airline’s Dubai engineering hangar for its first heavy maintenance check in early June, the aircraft had clocked up some impressive numbers. Since it was delivered to Emirates in July 2008, A6-EDA had flown about 20 million kilometres, conducted 3,000 takeoffs and transported roughly 1.2 million passengers

Cessna has shown off its Citation M2 business jet on a series of demonstration flights around Australia. The business jet, which can carry six passengers up to 1,580 nautical miles, was the main attraction at the first Citation Operators Conference on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast between November 13-14. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

A November 12 US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification has revealed Australia has formally requested “up to four” more Boeing C-17A Globemaster II airlifters from the US government. The notification states that up to four C-17s and associated equipment, parts and logistical support have been requested for an estimated US$1.609bn (A$1.85bn). This content is available

Etihad Airways has become the third airline in the space of two weeks to announce a funding boost to its partnership with Tourism Australia. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s the new arrangement doubles the original value of the three-year deal signed in December 2013 to $12 million, Tourism Australia said on Thursday. This content is available

Aircraft control issues have come into the sights of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) after a rise in reported incidents in the six months to June 2014. An ATSB report titled “Emerging trends in Australian aviation safety” published on Thursday showed aircraft control issues among the nation’s airlines rose to almost eight occurrences per