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An RAAF C-130 Hercules has been dispatched from RAAF Base Richmond to carry essential supplies to the flood-affected NSW opal mining town of Lightning Ridge. The aircraft was scheduled to make two trips to the state’s north, delivering over 19 tonnes of groceries, provisions and drinking water. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Creditors of Air Australia will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to liquidate the failed airline, but it appears likely there will be little to salvage after the carrier collapsed last week. Since Air Australia leased its aircraft and facilities, its few remaining assets would probably be limited to its air operator’s certificate, its engineering

A union official has lashed out at Qantas plans to shed 500 jobs as illegal, saying the airline should be prosecuted under the Fair Work Act. Calling Qantas CEO Alan Joyce a “foul liar,” Transport Workers Union boss Tony Sheldon said the plan to cut jobs violated requirement laid out by Fair Work Australia and

Virgin Australia, Qantas and Hawaiian Airlines are to begin offering “rescue fares” for passengers stranded by the collapse of Air Australia. An estimated 4000 passengers are stuck in Thailand, Bali and Hawaii after the budget carrier was unable to pay for fuel and abruptly ceased flying and went into voluntary administration. This content is available

Pratt & Whitney has begun icing testing its PurePower PW1524G engine for the Bombardier C-Series aircraft. The overall PW1523G test program has run more than 1200 hours to date, including over 200 flight hours on a 747 test aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading

Airbus Military has announced a firm contract to supply nine C295 military transports to the Indonesian Air Force. Deliveries of the aircraft are slated to begin this year with all nine scheduled to arrive by 2014. The aircraft will be supplied via a contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia, which will establish a final assembly line