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Boeing has marked the 50th anniversary of its CH-47 Chinook helicopter and says it believes the workhorse transport – already its longest running production program — will be around for another 50 years. More than 1,200 Chinooks have been delivered to 18 operators since the first was handed over to the US Army on August

The largest multi-national air force exercise in the southern hemisphere is drawing to a close today as Exercise Pitch Black 2012 wraps up. The three week exercise, built around an opposing force scenario, saw large formations of aircraft operating out of RAAF Bases Tindal and Darwin in the Northern Territory. About 100 aircraft and 2200

Fijian national carrier Air Pacific has unveiled the brandmark that will be used when the airline relaunches itself as ‘Fiji Airways’ next year. The brandmark is built around a ‘Masi symbol’ designed by Fijian artist Makereta Matemosi. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Embraer has delivered the first of ‘several’ EMB-145 Airborne Early Warning and Control planes to the Indian Air Force. The aircraft, based on Embraer’s ERJ-145 regional jet, was delivered under a 2008 contract that includes training, technical support, spare parts and ground support equipment, Embraer said. Citing a confidentiality clause, the Brazilian planemaker has not

A Sydney court has fined Qantas for breaching workplace laws by bullying an engineer into withdrawing a claim for entitlements. In its ruling, the Federal Magistrates Court said Qantas and Qantas manager Peter Cawthorne had unlawfully pressured engineer Luke Murray into dropping a claim for entitlements following a 2010 posting in Japan. This content is

A US Air Force experimental hypersonic missile has failed in its latest attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound. The X-51A Waverider — designed to reach a speed of Mach 6, or roughly 5,800km/h — crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after a control fin failed prior to engine ignition, the