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A pair of Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have completed their first armed combat mission over Iraq, Defence has confirmed. “The Super Hornets were on call to attack targets as identified [but] on this occasion the aircraft did not use their munitions, and have returned to base to disarm and prepare for

Jetstar Hong Kong is continuing to work with the Hong Kong government on getting off the ground but it is unclear when a hearing will be held to determine if the proposed carrier will be granted an operating licence. The newest franchise in the Jetstar group of airlines was launched by Qantas chief executive Alan

Hawker Pacific will conduct a demonstration tour of a new Diamond DA42-VI aircraft across Australia and New Zealand through October and November. After arriving from the Diamond Aircraft factory in Austria, the aircraft will visit Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia before heading across the Tasman to New Zealand. This content is available exclusively to

Jetstar group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says it will take years for the market to catch up with recent capacity increases amid weak retail spending and sluggish consumer confidence. Hrdlicka says underlying demand is “not growing at the pace we would love to see it”. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

UDPATED –  The RAAF could operate a total fleet of up to 10 Boeing C-17A Globemasters after Defence Minister Senator David Johnston announced on Friday that Australia is to acquire at least two additional C-17s and is considering the acquisition of a further two examples of the heavylift transport. Six C-17s are already in service with the RAAF’s 36 Squadron, based

Air traffic controllers from the Department of Defence (DoD) do not receive adequate refresher courses in maintaining proper separation of aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The ATSB made the findings in a report concerning an incident on October 2 2012 when a Boeing 737-800 departing Darwin airport and a descending Boeing 717 on