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AuthorQantas to end South African Airways alliance
February 23, 2014 10 commentQantas will end its codeshare agreement with South African Airways on May 31 covering services between Perth-Johannesburg and Sydney-Johannesburg. Qantas will retain its daily Sydney-Johannesburg service, but through its codeshare agreement with Emirates, the Australian airline will now direct its Perth passengers wanting to travel to South Africa onto Emirates services via Dubai. South African,
Read moreKuwait orders 25 Airbus airliners
February 23, 2014 0 commentAirbus and Kuwait Airways have signed a contract for 10 A350-900 wide-bodied and 15 A320neo Family narrow-bodied airliners. The A350s will be used on long haul routes while the A320s will be employed on regional services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
Read moreExercise turns real for RAAF
February 23, 2014 1 commentAn exercise on the Pacific island of Guam turned real for an RAAF C-130J crew last week when they were tasked to fly relief supplies to an island cut off by storms. While participating in Exercise Cope North alongside US and Japanese forces, the RAAF answered a call for assistance from the island of Rota
Read moreBAE to offer Eurofighter lease to Malaysia
February 23, 2014 3 commentBAE Systems is looking to propose a lease deal for Eurofighter Typhoons to Malaysia as that country seeks to replace its ageing MiG-29s. Malaysia has a requirement for 18 new fighters to replace the MiG-29Ns, and is also looking at vastly divergent types such as the Saab Gripen, Dassault Rafale, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and
Read moreAmerican Eurocopter rebrands as AHI
February 23, 2014 0 commentThe re-branding of the former EADS and Airbus sub-brands is continuing, with American Eurocopter changing its name to Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) on February 1. Heading up the new entity will be President and CEO, Marc Paganini, with the company headquarters to remain at Grand Prairie near Dallas in Texas, and the manufacturing and assembly
Read moreQantas wins Moree service contract
February 23, 2014 1 commentQantas has been granted the Sydney to Moree licence by Transport NSW for a four year period from March 22. The airline has been the wester NSW centre on an interim basis since the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in December, and will use 36-seat Dash 8 Q200 and 50-seat Q300 equipment on the 12 return
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