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A380 formation flight marks Qantas-Emirates alliance Sharon says: I work near the airport and was lucky enough to watch the planes, What a fantastic sight, truly awesome and hopefully a great partnership will follow. Good luck to both airlines! Qantas-Emirates alliance launches on the back of “Herculean” integration effort Dave Brown says: What a magnificent

A memorable flypast to celebrate the Qantas-Emirates alliance As necks craned and eyes were cast skyward in Sydney, the sight of two Airbus A380s in formation overhead was something to behold. Yet even for a flight that was little more than a hop for the long-haul airliners, a great deal of preparation, planning and training

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NewAmerican American Airlines and US Airways have formally agreed to merge the two companies, creating the United States’ – and the world’s – largest airline. Size matters The combined entity, which will trade as American Airlines, will boast a fleet of more than 1,500 aircraft and receive a further 600 over the next four years.

10 Years Ago The Concorde fleet of Air France and British Airways will be retired by October 31 2003 following simultaneous announcements from both airlines on April 10. Although the type has engineering certification to fly at least until 2009 and could continue until 2015, the decision is a commercial one arising from declining passenger

Avalon And All That For the warbird and antique enthusiast there were some good sights to be had at the Australian International Air Show. In the big warbird department was the Catalina, a black cat at that, VH-PBZ/A24-362, from HARS, which was joined by Caribou VH-VBA/A4-210 and VH-VBB/A4-234. VH-VBA sprang a port fuel tank leak