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Two Chinese military Ilyushin Il-76s touched down at Perth Airport on Saturday to help take part in international search efforts for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. The Il-76s flew into Perth Airport from Malaysia and soon after relocated to RAAF Base Pearce. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

An interim report on an incident in which a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport rapidly lost altitude has concluded that “human factors” rather than technical issues were to blame. It appears that a pitch-down command inadvertently resulted when a digital camera became jammed between an armrest and the captain’s side-stick

A joint review by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing has concluded that the 787 Dreamliner meets required safety standards. The review, which was launched in January 2013, looked at design, certification and production processes relating to the 787-8. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Brisbane Airport Corporation has welcomed the federal government’s decision not to place a curfew on the airport. Imposing a curfew would have damaged Queensland’s tourism industry and limited the state’s economic growth, chief executive officer and managing director Julieanne Alroe said on Wednesday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

  CASA has issued a proposed airworthiness directive covering the replacement of tie rods for Tiger Moth aircraft manufactured by Australian company JR Engineering. 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 Forgot password? Keep me

Cessna parent company Textron has announced it has finalised its acquisition of Beechcraft, and in the process has announced it has created a new ‘Textron Aviation’ business unit under which will sit the Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker brands. Current Cessna president and CEO, Scott Ernest, will head up the new Textron Aviation business, but Textron