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The latest US Defence budget ‘omnibus’ planning document for FY15 has reportedly failed to allocate any money for an upgrade of some of the USAF’s F-16 fleet. The previously touted combat avionics programmed extension suite (CAPES) would have seen about 300 late build F-16C/Ds upgraded with AESA radars, new weapons and other service life and

Labor’s candidate for the federal seat of Griffith in this Saturday’s by-election, Terri Butler, has called for a trial curfew for Brisbane Airport even though there has been no public call for one and Brisbane experiences few noise complaints, largely thanks to rigid night-time noise abatement tracking and runway use, writes AA columnist Doug Macdonald. The curfew calls also

Etihad Airways has confirmed it is conducting due diligence on a possible investment in Italy’s Alitalia. In a February 2 joint statement, the two airlines confirmed they are in the final stages of the process and a determination on a common strategy would be made in the next month. The Italian carrier has struggled in

The RAAF has deployed seven F/A-18 ’classic’ Hornets and an E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C to Las Vegas for Exercise Red Flag 14-1. 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 signed in on

Virgin Australia has announced it will add an additional four flights per week between Bundaberg and Brisbane and an extra eight flights per week between Moranbah and Brisbane. An airline statement says the new services will be operated by 68-seat ATR-72 turboprops. The new services come after a period of several months where the airline

Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Vincent Frascogna as Manager Western Australia. Mr Frascogna will be based in Perth, and the appointment comes as the airline prepares to commence services to Perth in July. He was previously based at Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi where he was Head of Commercial Development. This content is