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Qantas takes delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner It’s been a long time coming. When the first Qantas 787-9 touched down in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory on October 20, almost 12 years had past since the airline first placed its order for the 787 in 2005. Qantas

News from across Australian aviation Virgin Australia posts second quarterly profit, provides upbeat outlook Virgin Australia has posted a second consecutive quarter of underlying profit and expects further improvement over the next six months as its transformation program supports an improved bottom line. The airline Group achieved underlying profit before tax (PBT) in the vicinity

12 years is a long time in aviation, and aviation publishing It’s a funny little coincidence. In this issue of Australian Aviation we report on the delivery of Qantas’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 12 years after the airline first placed its order for the type in late 2005. Of course the Qantas Group took delivery

Singapore Airlines unveils new superjumbo seats and layout As the first details of Singapore Airlines’ new Airbus A380 configuration leaked out in November, your author wondered where the classic SQ wow factor has gone. Ten years ago, the carrier launched the A380 (remember “first to fly”?) and introduced the first doored suites. With suites now

The made-in-Australia Avro Lincoln The Avro 694 Lincoln prototype, RAF serial PW925, had its maiden flight from Ringway, Manchester on June 9 1944. Developed from the Lancaster, the aircraft was originally intended to be designated Lancaster Mk. IV or V depending on powerplants, but was renamed Lincoln. Lincolns were built in Britain by Avro, Metropolitan-Vickers

Douglas B-26C invader on the move Archerfield’s loss is Parafield’s gain. For several years the yellow Douglas B-26C Invader, VH-VNI, has been part of the scene at Archerfield but now it is on the move to Parafield airport in South Australia. Imported as C-FPGP in 2006 the aircraft arrived at Archerfield with the intent that