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The Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club has signed a two-year deal with Tigerair, with the low-cost airline to become the club’s official airline partner. Storm and Tigerair first partnered for the final rounds of the 2013 season with the deal now increased to include the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The partnership will  deliver a wide range

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed C-17s and a C-130J from Darwin to transport a medical assistance team to the Philippines to give support following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The aircraft will transport the civilian medical team and 22 tonnes of associated equipment to Mactan Air Field on Cebu. Once in Cebu

Jetstar has operated its inaugural 787 revenue flight, with its first 787-8, VH-VKA, operating flight JQ432 between Melbourne and the Gold Coast on Wednesday. More than 250 passengers including Jetstar CEO Jane Hrdlicka and representatives from Boeing and General Electric were aboard the flight, which departed a wet Melbourne Airport at just after 11am and

Airbus and Boeing are readying to square-off at next week’s Dubai Airshow in what stands to be one of the most significant milestones in the manufacturers’ new airliner programs. Airbus will be hoping to energise sales for its slower-than-expected A380 and that the A350 will add to the strong orders already made by some of

Sunshine Coast-based Flight Options Flight Training Centre is now a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). As an RTO, Flight Options can now award students with a nationally recognised aviation qualification on the completion of their courses. The centre currently provides the Certificate IV in Aviation – Commercial Pilot Licence and Diplomas of Aviation in Instrument Flight

Citing weak demand and uneconomic operations caused by payload limitations, Aerolineas Argentinas will cease servicing the Buenos Aires-Sydney route from April. The move gives the remaining carriers in the South America run – oneworld alliance partners Qantas and LAN – an opportunity to consolidate their positions in the market. The withdrawal of Aerolineas Argentinas’ A340-200s