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The Virgin Australia transformation is largely complete, now for the financial transformation Just the day before Virgin Australia tapped its shareholders to the tune of $852 million, Qantas announced it had finished returning $500 million to its own shareholders via a share buyback. That’s a pretty stark illustration of the financial situation of Australia’s two

Qantas completes $500m share buyback, eyes further shareholder returns John says: Well, well, well. Abbott was right. The Coalition government did not need to sink huge amounts of cash into a business that could sort itself out. Let governments govern and let business get on with business. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

The World’s Largest Aircraft Visits Perth The passion of 15-year-old Jarrod Swanwick about the world’s biggest aircraft perfectly captures the response to the giant Antonov An-225’s record-breaking visit to Perth in May. Robert and Leanne Swanwick brought their son from Bunbury to Perth for a 24-hour visit to see the An-225 arrive on Sunday May

10 years ago Following flight testing of the first of five Airbus A330MRTTs for the RAAF at Toulouse during May the aircraft is now being modified to Multi Role Tanker Transport configuration at EADS CASA in Madrid. The extensive conversion will see the installation of a centreline retractable boom, underwing hose and drogue pods and

Three new types are shown in the New Allocations section this issue although all are developments of types already flying in Australia. Pride of place goes to CML Aviation’s Gulfstream G350 NKD. NKD is a 2007-built aircraft which first flew using the Gulfstream test markings of N486GA before becoming N722MM with 350 Leasing at Las

All the instructor’s work to get their charge over the line is often not seen by the student I got the job!” my former student told me with much enthusiasm. He had finally scored the position that he had been seeking, flying as the first officer with an airline. He was over the moon and