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The competitive fires that drive John Borghetti John Borghetti walks me out of his office at the end of our 50 minute interview. I thank him for his time. “Thanks for coming in.” He pauses briefly. “It was good to reflect back on it all.” This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

10 Years Ago New York based JetBlue Airways announced on June 10 that an order had been placed for 100 Embraer 190 airliners plus a further 100 options. If all options are exercised the value of the deal will reach US$6 billion. This order sees JetBlue become the launch customer for this model of the

New report gives no sign of resolution on second Sydney airport. In setting out to evaluate the feasibility of building a second Sydney airport in Wilton, the site 80km south of the city’s CBD that emerged as the federal government’s preferred option last year, a government-commissioned study released May 10 employed a perfectly logical metric.

Another Catalina For Australia From the Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Trust (RCMPT) comes news that the trust has acquired a Catalina in Central America. The aircraft is to be brought to Australia and rebuilt to static display standard for the trust. The Catalina, a model PBY-5A, is currently in external storage at San Juan International

Virgin brings Tiger to the fore to create new market dynamic Now, the fun begins. Virgin Australia’s acquisition of a controlling stake in no frills Tiger Airways is expected to be consummated in July after it clears the final hurdle, Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval. With that, the Australian domestic airline landscape will enter

Qantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, A320-200 to Jetstar and an A320-200 to Jetstar Japan while departing were a 747-400 of Qantas, 737-400 of Qantas and A320-200 of Jetstar. Qantas took delivery of 737-838 VH-XZE Pine Creek in Melbourne on April 21 after the aircraft ferried