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Virgin Australia’s first Airbus A330 appears to have operated its last flight in the airline’s colours and is being returned to its lessor. The ex-Emirates A330-200 aircraft, registration VH-XFA, left Melbourne for Singapore on Sunday, August 17, according to the Flightradar24 website, with its last revenue service for Virgin Australia VA694 from Perth to Melbourne

CASA has operned a new round of safety promotion scholarships. The safety regulator is calling for applications from organisations promoting aviation safety to apply for sponsorship –  financial or in-kind – for activities and events such as conferences, workshops and seminars, as well as publications. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

A US$296 million contract for the procurement of long-lead items for a dozen Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft including the first four aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force has been signed. “We are extremely excited about this contract award because it not only will continue to deliver P-8s to the US Navy but

Domestic flyers have been treated to improved punctuality in 2013/14, with all local airlines bar Tigerair Australia posting a lift in on-time performance, new figures show. In the 12 months to June 30 2014, 83.8 per cent of all flights left within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time, the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and

Exercise Pitch Black 14 participants have taken part in a unique air-to-air photo shoot over Darwin and its surrounds. These images by RAAF photographer CPL David Gibbs show differing combinations of representatives of the fast jet participants in the exercise – RAAF classic and Super Hornets, Royal Thai Air Force Gripen, United Arab Emirates Air

Sydney Airport will enter a nine-month formal consultation period with the federal government from September on the question of a new airport at Badgerys Creek. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the federal government has issued Sydney Airport with a Notice to Consult, which allows the two parties