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October 31, 2018 0 commentShowing the way USQ’s aviation experience days The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has promoted the opportunities offered by a career in aviation to high school students with a two-day camp on July 12-13 for 24 Years 11 and 12 students. The experience days allowed students to get a taste of a booming aviation industry.
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October 31, 2018 0 commentMAXing out the 737 Service and passenger experience on Virgin Australia’s 737 MAX 10 When Virgin Australia takes its newly-announced stretched Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, that could mean 20-26 more seats than the MAX 8 that will replace its 737-800 NG aircraft – or Virgin could elect to create a premiumheavy version that it
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October 14, 2018 0 commentA modest Australian success The Airtourer’s origins began with a winning design submitted to a Royal Aero Club competition in London during 1952. The design by Henry Millicer with main assistants G D Bennett and J M Tutty from the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) of their Air Tourer was announced on March 18 1953 as
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October 14, 2018 0 commentSeeing the Saab 340 in its natural element The winters can be long in Sweden. It was early April 1985, with the days barely rising above freezing. Under clear skies and a weak sun, it was not unusual to see lunchtime office workers gather on benches in the Stockholm parks, wearing aluminium foil collars over
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October 12, 2018 0 commentWarbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news FATAL YAK 9 CRASH Yak 9UM, VH-YIX, was involved in a fatal crash at Tanjil South, Victoria on Friday September 7. 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
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October 12, 2018 0 commentKey aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 787-9 to Qantas. 787-9 VH-ZNF ‘Boomerang’ which is the sixth of type to be delivered to Qantas arrived Melbourne on August 19 after ferrying in from Paine Field as QF6026. VH-ZNF entered service with Qantas on
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