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Vietnam Airlines switches Australian routes to all-787 operation
Airlines

Australia has become an all Boeing 787 destination for Vietnam Airlines after the Skyteam alliance member switched both its Melbourne and Sydney services to the next-generation Dreamliner. Vietnam Airlines’ first 787 flight to Australia arrived on Friday morning, when VN781 operated by 787-9 VN-A865 touched down at Melbourne Tullamarine at about 0930, after an eight

Army trials Hellfire II Romeo with Tiger
Army Aviation

Army has test fired its first Lockheed Martin AGM-114R Hellfire II Romeo laser guided air-to-ground missile from one of its Tiger Armed Reconnoissance Helicopters (ARH) at the Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory. The Hellfire II Romeo variant has some guidance and navigation improvements over its AGM-114M model, which is certified to be

Fast jets and Etihad A380 conduct fly past at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Headlines

All eyes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix over the weekend were, momentarily, diverted from the track prior to the race start when Etihad Airways Airbus A380 A6-APC, accompanied by seven Aermacchi MB-339 jets from the United Arab Emirates’ air display team Al Fursan, conducted a spectacular low pass over the main straight at the

Airbus A350-1000 completes first test flight
Civil Aviation

The largest variant of Airbus’s A350 family of aircraft has taken flight for the first time. The maiden flight of the A350-1000 took place on Thursday afternoon (European time), when MSN059 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines took off from Airbus’s Toulouse headquarters. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Cathay starts regular freighter service out of Brisbane West Wellcamp
Airlines

Cathay Pacific has commenced its once weekly freighter operation out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, establishing a regular cargo link between Queensland’s Darling Downs and Hong Kong. The first flight, operated by Boeing 747-8F B-LJM, took off from Wellcamp just before 2200 local time, arriving at Hong Kong at about 0400 the next day. This

Mitsubishi Regional Jet adds second US-based flight test aircraft
Civil Aviation

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has ferried a second Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test aircraft from its Nagoya facility to the company’s Moses Lake Flight Test Centre just outside Seattle in Washington State. The aircraft, designated flight test aircraft 4 (FTA-4), touched down at Grant County International Airport a little after 0645 on November 19, Mitsubishi Aircraft

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