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As the antics between Borghetti and Joyce keep headline writers both amused and busy, another war of words has broken out between Sydney Airport Corporation chairman Max Moore-Wilton and former federal transport minister Anthony Albanese. In a report carried in the Sydney Morning Herald, claims and counter-claim are being waged as Moore-Wilton, never one to

The RAAF has commissioned a C-17 cargo compartment trainer – or CCT – a training device that replicates the cargo hold of its C-17 airlifters, at the aircraft’s Amberley home base. The trainer features a 6.82m long by 5.49m wide cargo bay, a functioning loading ramp, loadmaster’s station and other cargo systems as found on

An Etihad A330-200 declared an emergency soon after departing Brisbane early afternoon today. The aircraft, operating flight EY473 from Brisbane to Singapore with 164 passengers and 11 crew on board, returned to Brisbane due to a flightdeck instrument failure. A spokesman for the airline said: “The flight crew followed all standard operational procedures, declared an

In the latest in a series of demonstration flights to optimise flight efficiency and minimise environmental impact, Airservices has collaborated with Cathay Pacific under the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) program to conduct four flights across the globe, two of those through Australian airspace on the one day. The Cathay Pacific flights

Etihad has successfully concluded a transaction that sees it take a 24 per cent equity stake in India’s Jet Airways. In April the two airlines signaled their intent to form an equity alliance, made possible by a relaxation in Indian foreign investment regulations. The deal was valued at US$325 million and comes after Emirates reportedly

Brindabella Airlines has begun returning its four Jetstream 41 aircraft into service after they were grounded on Friday for overdue engine maintenance checks. “Brindabella Airlines maintenance review of Jetstream aircraft sees one aircraft back to service. Three to go,” CASA announced via its Twitter account on Thursday morning. This content is available exclusively to Australian