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United Airlines will operate non-stop flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne with Boeing 787-9s from October 28, making the Victorian capital the airline’s first international destination for its forthcoming 787-9 fleet. The 252-seat configured 787-9s will operate between LA and Melbourne six days a week, replacing  United’s existing Melbourne-LA flights which operate as an extension

A new King Air full flight simulator has been commissioned at RAAF East Sale by Defence Minister Senator David Johnston. The device is owned and operated by CAE Australia, and will support the RAAF’s 32SQN and the School of Air Warfare which trains RAAF air combat officers (ACOs) and Navy aviation warfare officers (AVWOs) This

Regional airline Vincent Aviation has received an interim licence from Transport NSW to commence services between Sydney and Narrabri. The inaugural service BF001 will be conducted on February 21, departing Sydney at 6.45am and arriving in Narrabri at 8.05, while the return flight BF002 will depart Narrabri at 8.45am. This content is available exclusively to

A C-130J Hercules from the RAAF’s 37SQN was in Canada conducting cold weather training from January 26 to February 9. The aircraft and its crew were at Iqaluit on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic “to expose maintenance and aircrew personnel to operating their aircraft in cold weather conditions.” The training was conducted with their

Sydney Airport has confirmed its outdoor observation deck at the northern end of the T1 international terminal will close. The deck, a popular area for spotters and travellers to watch and photograph aircraft taking off and landing with the city’s skyline in the background, has been earmarked by the airport for “a range of potential

Bombardier says it has been granted a flight test permit by the US FAA for its new Learjet 85 mid-size business jet, clearing the way for first flight to occur soon. The first prototype, designated FTV1, has already completed APU starts, engine runs and low-speed taxi tests at the company’s Wichita, Kansas facility. This content