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Jetstar’s – and Australia’s – first 787 will arrive in Melbourne at 1305 on Wednesday October 9. Due to depart Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle on Monday carrying flight number JQ7878, the aircraft – VH-VKA (pictured) – will transit Honolulu overnight before arriving to a welcome ceremony at Jetstar’s Melbourne Airport facility on Wednesday. After

Northrop Grumman delivered the centre fuselage section for the first RAAF F-35A Lightning II, designated AU-1, to prime contractor Lockheed Martin on September 23. 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

In a continuing remarkable achievement, the development of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (YBWW) is quickly taking shape, with the runway foundations expected to be complete by the end of March. The works will precede the laying of asphalt in April. In the accompanying image taken at the end of September, the code E taxiway on

Jetstar will introduce direct services to Bali from Adelaide on December 18. The thrice-weekly service will obviate the need for Adelaide-originating travellers to route via Perth or Darwin, reducing total travel time by up to five hours. The flights will depart each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with a flight time of 5 hours and 20

Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, who also has responsibility for aviation, will officially open the RAAA convention. Being held at the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast from October 9 to 11, Truss will formally open proceedings at 0830 on Thursday 10th.  It will be one of the first opportunities for the aviation

The number of passengers carried on domestic airlines during July increased by 4.5 per cent compared to the same month last year, with 5.35 million passengers carried, while the number of aircraft movements increased 3.5 per cent to 61,899 for the month. Reflecting a reversal of recent years, demand exceeded capacity during July, pushing load