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Warning over use of type for agricultural flying Robinson R44 re-evaluated for agriculture operations in NZ The NZ media has reported on the follow-up to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report dated December 2017, concerning the failure of a main rotor blade on a Robinson R44 in Southland in January 2015. While spraying gorse

Insights from the world of aviation Qantas Group News Qantas plans to downgauge its flights between Alice Springs and Darwin from 174-seat two-class Boeing 737-800s to 100-seat all-economy Fokker 100s from October 27 2019 – a route it began flying in March. The airline said in June that the 737-800s had “proven to be bigger

But no sign yet of the MAX back in service P aris 2019 was always going to be a weird one for the two key airframe manufacturers. Picture the expectation or otherwise of buyers and commentators against the backdrop of the ongoing grounding of the 737 MAX, the implications of that for Boeing’s reputation, and

There’s Fire And Ice In The Low-cost Jungle Lions & Dragons The Asia Pacific’s low-cost airline sector is dominating the region’s skies and aircraft manufacturers’ order books. But their phenomenal growth hasn’t come without turbulence and the next few years could be a test of survival for some. It may have been the worst prognosis

Celebration of Global Giant It is fitting in the year GE Aviation celebrates its centenary that the global giant also has reason to celebrate an engine deal worth close to half a billion dollars that extends its already impressive reach within the Asia Pacific. The announcement at the end of May that Air New Zealand

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