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US aerospace, defence, information and services company Exelis has chosen Melbourne for its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters. The research and development, testing and systems integration facility in the Victorian capital was expected to create 60 new jobs and support local and export opportunities, Exelis said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Aviation fuel sustainably produced from the mallee tree in Western Australia could begin powering jet aircraft by 2021 and create new opportunities for farmers, a study says. The Future Farm Industries Cooperative Centre (CRC) study found farmed production of mallee for aviation biofuel was a significant, potential enterprise for the agricultural sector that could deliver

Nextant Pacific has sold its first dedicated air ambulance in Australia to local aeromedical operator Careflight Ltd. Careflight has bought a modified Hawker 400XP to be based in Darwin and operated by Business Aviation Services (BAS), Nextant Pacific said on Thursday. Nextant Pacific was able to competitively source the aircraft as the 400XP is the

Alliance partners Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia plan to increase flights to Queenstown and Christchurch over the summer months. The two carriers say there will up to seven extra services a week between Australia and Queenstown between November and March, representing a 50 per cent increase in seats compared with the prior year. This

The RAAF has released these images of Exercise Stoneage, which it describes as a “long-range strike exercise” involving Amberley-based 1 Squadron over May 12 – 24. “The exercise involved the release of the Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW), Guided Bomb Units (GBU)-10, GBU-24 and GBU-31 at the Woomera Air Weapons Range,” the RAAF said. This content

Qantas has flagged zero domestic growth across both its mainline and Jetstar operations in the first three months of the new financial year in response to market conditions. Australia’s largest carrier, which has waged a fierce battle in the domestic market with Virgin Australia, made the announcement in its monthly traffic statistics released on Wednesday.