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RAAF key to withdrawal of Australian forces from Afghanistan After 13 years of war in Afghanistan, the task of withdrawing Australian and Coalition combat forces out of the theatre and transitioning towards the international follow-on Operation Resolute Support post-2014 is a mammoth one, and one in which the RAAF is front and centre. The Air

787-9 takes to the air Newest member of the 787 family starts flight testing Boeing’s first 787-9 took off from Everett on September 17 for a five-hour test flight, during which the aircraft reached an altitude of 20,400ft and a speed of 250kt. Air New Zealand, as the first customer for the 787-9, with 10

The dawn of the Qantas Group’s 787 age It was probably appropriate that I flew down to Melbourne to witness the arrival of Jetstar’s first 787 in a Qantas 767-300ER. It’s a great aeroplane, the 767. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

Boeing to cease C-17 production Andrew McLaughlin says: What a shame – after a difficult start the C-17 has evolved into a game-changing airlifter with no current match anywhere else. Might be good news for Airbus’s A400M hopes further down the track. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

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Undeterred by politics, the regional sector demonstrates resolve and optimism It has been a long exercise in impatience for the executive chairman of Regional Express, Lim Kim Hai, who in late August launched another caustic attack on the (then) federal government for its policies that he said had been damaging the regional airline industry. Lim’s