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Virgin Australia has announced it will significantly upgrade its Brisbane lounge. The upgrade will comprise a doubling in size of the Lounge space and the addition of a kerbside ‘Premium Entry’ access. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

McCauley Propeller Systems has announced that the US FAA has certified the company’s Blackmac Carbon Series constant-speed composite propeller. The company says the propeller’s advanced composite materials and patented high-strength, low-weight continuous carbon loop blade retention system significantly reduces propeller assembly weight and improves product life. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced an investigation into the forced landing of a Cirrus SR22 in the NSW lower Blue Mountains on May 10. The aircraft, N802DK, was flying from Bankstown when it experienced engine trouble over Lawson. The pilot deployed the Cirrus’s ballistic parachute and the aircraft floated to a forced

Singapore Airlines Group has recorded a 13.1 per cent increase in its operating profit to SG$259m (A$222m) for the year ended March 31. Revenue across the group, which includes Singapore Airlines, SIA Engineering, regional carrier SilkAir, and SIA Cargo, rose one per cent to SG$15.24bn (A$13.04bn) for the year on the back of higher passenger

Australian Aviation staff and contributors are fondly remembering former editor Julian Green, who died peacefully on Thursday morning, aged 49. Julian had been diagnosed with cancer late last year. For much of the time since he had been staying with his wife Kristina with her family in the Basque Country in the north of Spain.

Emirates Airline has recorded a profit of US$887m (A$948m) in the year ended March 31, a 43 per cent rise over last year’s result. The airline said it had invested US$6bn (A$6.4bn) to grow its capacity in the 2013/14 financial year at the fastest rate in its history as it added nine new destinations to