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News from across Australian aviation   Virgin Australia posts first quarter loss Subdued domestic market hits revenue Virgin Australia says it is focused on cost-cutting and “disciplined capacity management” after slumping to a 2016/17 first quarter loss amid a sluggish domestic market. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

Australians still feel a sense of ownership of the Qantas brand   In the early days of je tBlue, founder David Neeleman was asked about the origins of the airline’s name and what did “jetBlue” mean. “Nothing,” he replied, “But we will make it mean something. ” Neeleman was arguing that brand names come to

Qantas reveals new livery and logo Ron says: Looks good until you get aft of the cockpit. In a few years some wunderkid will come up with the idea of putting wings on the kangaroo and he will be greeted as a messiah. Change for the sake of change. Silver is more premium than gold?

Qantas’s 787-9 cabin designed to go the distance Although Perth-London nonstop flights may not quite be Qantas’s Holy Grail, the prospect of removing the ‘hop’ on the Kangaroo Route between Europe and Australia is clearly behind the airline’s Boeing 787-9 seating layout. However, the Flying (pawless) Kangaroo’s 787-9s are not quite the passenger nirvana they

  10 years ago The maiden flight of the RAAF’s first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, A41-206, took place from Long Beach, California on November 7. The aircraft is due to be welcomed in Canberra on December 4 prior to departure two days later to its home base at RAAF Amberley. Four C-17s have been ordered

Piaggio Avanti ICK is the only new type shown in the New Allocations this issue. The Avanti is a nine-seat, twin-engine business turboprop built by Piaggio in Genoa, Italy. It has a rear-mounted wing that enables the wing spar to pass through the fuselage without encroaching on the passenger cabin, a small canard wing on