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Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news. In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-400(SF) to Qantas Freight. Qantas ferried A380-842 VH-OQD into Sydney from Manila as QF6010 on May 31 after completing its planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technik (Traffic/June). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Singapore Airlines is the latest major Asian full-service carrier to report a big drop in profits. Long admired for its industry-leading service standards, attractive “Singapore Girls” cabin crew and first-mover initiatives when it comes to new aircraft, why has the carrier hit a wall? Singapore Airlines (SIA) chief executive Goh Choon Phong may have had

iPads as EFBs One of the greatest navigation aids that a pilot can have these days is the GNSS or as most pilots know it, the GPS. While a lot of aircraft have panel mounted approved or unapproved GPS navigation systems a lot of pilots rely on use of the iPad or like portable device

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this month as well as lots of other interesting aircraft to talk about. HVW is the first Kavanagh G-525 hot air balloon to be registered although it is the second G-525 to be produced. Both are being readied for pre-delivery testing at the company’s Ku-ring-gai,

Challenging the Myth A story board in the Korean War display at the Australian War Memorial asserts that, “after the first encounter between [RAAF] Meteors and [Chinese] MiGs … it was clear that the MiGs outclassed the Meteors in nearly every way”, a judgment that represents received wisdom. It is, however, inconsistent with the facts.

The promise of AIR 6500 The Australian Defence Force is embarking on its most complex ever command and control project, designed to achieve what no other nation has yet fully achieved, an integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) system. Under AIR 6500, the ADF plans to link together all the various sensors and capabilities to