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Podcast: Why airline pilots are retraining to fly drones
/UAV Training Australia’s Wayne Condon reveals how pilots of major airliners are now retraining to take advantage of this growing sector.
Read moreRACQ unveils AW139 adapted for ‘extreme conditions’
RACQ LifeFlight has unveiled its new AW139, which it claims to have adapted to work in “extreme conditions”.
Read more‘We dropped real bombs’ say F/A-18F trainees of Gauntlet Strike
RAAF trainees have tested their skills in No. 82 Wing’s F/A-18F Super Hornets and No. 2 Squadron’s E-7A Wedgetail as part of Exercise Gauntlet Strike. Flying Officer Declan, a trainee Super Hornet pilot, said the operation in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory allowed him to put theory into practice. This content is available
Read moreQantas ground handling bid process was a stitch-up, says TWU
/ | 10 Comments on Qantas ground handling bid process was a stitch-up, says TWUThe TWU has said Qantas’ bidding process for its ground handling contract was a sham, after it picked Swissport’s proposal ahead of its own.
Read moreDC-3 to fly over Sydney Harbour on Thursday
| 9 Comments on DC-3 to fly over Sydney Harbour on ThursdayHARS Aviation Museum is set to fly its Douglas C47/DC3 over Sydney Harbour on Thursday to mark 85 years since the aircraft’s first flight.
Read moreAdelaide’s bigger international departures hall opens
Adelaide Airport’s new international departures hall and retail concourse has opened as part of its $165 million expanded terminal.
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