Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorThe ASEAN way
November 5, 2014 0 commentASEAN’s softly, softly approach to liberalisation It’s shaping up to be the open skies you have when you’re not really having open skies. Just a couple of months away from what is supposed to be the official onset of fully liberalised airways across the 10-member ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) group in 2015, not
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November 4, 2014 0 commentEtihad shows its new colours Expanding Gulf carrier’s first A380 and 787 debut Etihad Airways used the rollout ceremony of its first Airbus A380 to publicly debut the airline’s new livery. The first of 10 A380s on order, the aircraft (wearing the UAE registration A6-APA) was rolled out to guests and media at Airbus’s Hamburg,
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November 3, 2014 0 commentIs Etihad’s James Hogan aviation’s most influential Australian? Etihad Airways’ Australian president and chief executive officer, James Hogan, was in his element at the rollout of his airline’s first Airbus A380 in Hamburg on September 25. The rollout of the airline’s new flagship aircraft, and with it the public reveal of the airline’s smart new
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November 2, 2014 0 commentCanberra team wins UAV challenge John Kersnovski says: Its great to hear that Outback Joe has finally been saved. There have been many attempts and a similar number of failures but there have also been a lot of learnings and I’m sure we now have a greater understanding of autonomous systems, weather and aviation. This
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October 28, 2014 0 comment10 years ago The Scaled Composites Model 328 SpaceShipOne made two further flights on September 29 and October 4 to claim the US$10 million Ansani X prize by exceeding the minimum 328,000ft (99,975m) altitude requirement on both flights and completing them in less than 14 days. On the second flight flown by Brian Binnie the
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