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AuthorF-35 rollout highlight’s RAAF’s “greatest opportunity for evolutionary change”
July 25, 2014 25 commentChief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown has told the rollout ceremony of the first RAAF F-35 that the aircraft represents the “greatest evolutionary change” in Australian military aviation history. The first of a planned fleet of 72 F-35A Lightnings was revealed to dignitaries and invited guests at a “rollout celebration” at Lockheed Martin’s
Read moreA350 world tour to include Perth, Sydney
July 25, 2014 13 commentAirbus A350 test aircraft MSN5 will visit Perth, Sydney and Auckland as part of the aircraft’s route proving program, the final phase of the aircraft’s type certification testing. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password
Read moreRAAF F-35 previewed ahead of AU-1 rollout
July 24, 2014 32 commentLockheed Martin has previewed the second F-35A for the RAAF a day ahead of a formal rollout of Australia’s first aircraft in a ceremony, which took place at the company’s Fort Worth facility on Thursday. The second jet, AU-2, was previewed to media on Wednesday ahead of the formal rollout of aircraft AU-1, and wears the
Read moreSydney Airport T1 road works commence
July 23, 2014 0 commentRoad works designed to improve the access to Sydney Airport’s International T1 terminal commenced on July 22. The road works are designed to improve the traffic flow around the terminal and will comprise a new carpark entry and exit, and a larger passenger pick up and drop off area. To this end, a new centre
Read moreAir New Zealand to mark 75th anniversary with Te Papa exhibition
July 23, 2014 5 commentAir New Zealand will commemorate its 75th anniversary with an exhibition at the country’s national museum Te Papa in Wellington. The airline will celebrate 75 years of operations during 2015, and is working with Te Papa to launch a six month retrospective exhibition that will open on December 20 2014. This content is available exclusively
Read moreHawaiian to replace Airbus A350-800 order with A330-800neo
July 23, 2014 5 commentHawaiian Airlines has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to buy six A330-800neos from 2019, and has taken purchase rights on an additional six aircraft. The order replaces Hawaiian’s current order for six A350-800s which had been due for delivery from 2017, and will supplement the airline’s current fleet of
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