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AuthorRex loses Dubbo screening cost recovery legal argument
June 30, 2014 8 commentRegional Express has been unsuccessful in proceedings it brought against the Dubbo City Council in the NSW Land & Environment Court. The airline had argued that it should not have to pay screening charges or be forced to pass the costs of doing so at Dubbo Airport on to its passengers. This content is available
Read moreSikorsky wins USAF combat rescue helicopter contract
June 27, 2014 1 commentSikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a US$1.28 billion engineering and manufacturing development contract to develop a variant of its UH-60M Black Hawk for the US Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) requirement. An initial four Combat Rescue Helicopters will be acquired under the EMD contract, which will see the development and integration of the new helicopter’s rescue
Read morePower outage causes delays at Sydney’s Terminal 2
June 27, 2014 5 commentA power outage attributed to an issue with an electrical substation caused chaos at Sydney Airport’s domestic Terminal 2 on Friday morning, resulting in disruptions to flights operated by tenants Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Tigerair and Regional Express. The outage, which lasted about three hours, meant airlines could not process passenger check-ins, nor could security screening
Read morePhoto – RAAF KC-30 refuelling 3SQN Hornets
June 27, 2014 7 commentDefence has released this terrific image by FLTLT Michael Head showing a RAAF 33SQN KC-30A tanker refuelling two 3SQN F/A-18A Hornets, with a further four Hornets off each wingtip, during Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2014 last month. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this
Read moreCitation X+ certified
June 27, 2014 0 commentCessna has received US FAA certification for the Citation X+, allowing the first customer delivery of what it promotes as the “world’s fastest civil aircraft” to businessman Gerry Buchheit. “We have clients located across the country and having the fastest civil aircraft in my fleet provides me with something that is priceless to my operations –
Read moreJetstar suspends Brisbane-Hamilton Island flights
June 27, 2014 7 commentJetstar has confirmed it is axing flights between Brisbane and Hamilton Island from October 20. “Unfortunately, the route (which is one of the shortest on our network) has dropped in performance during the past 12 months,” a Jetstar spokesperson confirmed in a June 20 statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
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