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Qantas Group Fleet Update Qantas Introduced the A380 Into Service on October 20 When A380-842 Vh-oqa Nancy-bird Walton Operated Flight Qf93 From Melbourne to Los Angeles. A330-203 Vh-ebl Whitsundays Was Planned for Delivery to Melbourne in Late December. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

10 Years Ago • The prototype Raytheon Premier I business jet, N390RA, made its first flight on December 22 from Beech Field, Wichita, Kansas. With accommodation for up to six passengers, the Premier I is powered by two 2300lb Williams FJ44-2A turbofans. Deposits have been taken for more than 140. • The first production example

When speed matters Corporate aviation is about meeting the specific needs of the discerning customer. It is about arriving in style, in comfort, and most importantly, in time. But for pilots, the great news is that Cessna’s Citation X (X as in the Roman numeral for 10) also offers them first class service. This content

Technical leadership reinforces Qantas, Air NZ as “most experienced” Qantas’s recent advertising claim that it is the world’s most experienced, longest operating airline is completely at odds with the image painted by the Australian media who seem intent on publishing every tiny glitch in the daily and typical life of the airline. The airline’s record

MAS beats bankruptcy to fight out the financial crisis Since staring down an imminent bankruptcy in 2005, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) achieved a significant turnaround to post a record profit in 2007, but the airline still sees challenges ahead in the current environment. Three years ago, then newly appointed chief executive officer Idris Jala identified that

“SMOKE ON, cleared into the track,” was the call coming from this year’s race director, Bernd Piff, an Austrian air force Typhoon fighter pilot and Red Bull race director. The phrase has become a trademark of the Red Bull Air Race series, one of the world’s fastest motorsports, which returned to Perth over the weekend