The Longest Reach

May 13, 2015 0 comment

The sight is impressive to say the very least. The broad wing span of a Qantas Boeing 747‑400 cutting through the early morning haze with its lights is at odds with the surrounding gloom. And while it is a scene that has been played out many times around the world over the past 26 years,

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On Short Notice

May 12, 2015 0 comment

The RAAF over Iraq Video – Defence footage of the final F/A-18F Super Hornet Operation Okra mission. Imposing itself with mediaeval barbarity upon feebly-defended swathes of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has, since September 2014 been subjected to an ongoing campaign of coalition airstrikes aimed at degrading and

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Agent of change

May 11, 2015 0 comment

John Borghetti took the helm of Virgin Australia five years ago this month. It has been a turbulent period for airlines at home and abroad, marked by fierce competition, volatile economic conditions, uncertainty over fuel prices and lots of red ink in the airline accounts. TOM BALLANTYNE takes a look at Virgin’s report card and

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Looking After The Lightning

May 10, 2015 0 comment

Support arrangements are being put in place for the RAAF’s F-35s Australian companies are well positioned to secure future sustainment work on the F-35 Lightning II, according to program executive officer Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan. Addressing the media at the Australian International Airshow in late February, the head of the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO)

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Pelican rising

May 9, 2015 0 comment

The rebirth of Lake Macquarie Airport It’s been more than a decade now, but the Aeropelican Twin Otters plying their airway along the coast north of Sydney are still fondly remembered. The regular flights linked the state’s capital with Newcastle from a small airport located on the fringe of Lake Macquarie. Colloquially known as Pelican,

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Picking Up The Pieces

May 8, 2015 0 comment

People all over the world reacted with shock and horror on March 24 when news emerged Germanwings flight 4U9525 had crashed into the French Alps killing all 150 onboard. Images from the Germanwings crash site, which covered an area of about two square kilometres, showed the Airbus A320 had disintegrated into thousands of pieces. “Everything

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