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/The whole aviation world is at your fingertips Airline headlines around the country in recent months have featured a number of events that have resulted in airliners returning to land. The issues have varied from relatively minor, which involved dumping fuel to attain landing weight, to more serious issues such as an engine failure. Regardless
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/Aerial ag’s focus on quality Accurate and controlled aerial application of liquid or granules demands an in depth knowledge of the relevant science, but it also requires a commitment to quality assurance to ensure the best outcome for the client, the environment and the pilot. AAAA is currently delivering a national aircraft pattern testing program
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/Boeing shines in the city of lights In a reversal of fortune, from an air show perspective, the Paris Air Show belong to Boeing from an orders tally and for future aircraft developments. While the orders – Boeing 571 worth $74.8 billion and Airbus 346 new orders worth $42.2 billion grabbed the headlines it was
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/Brisbane Airport is beginning to see the fruits of a decade-long, $3.8 billion investment program Travel through Brisbane International Airport and you can’t help but notice that change is afoot. Since 2014, Queensland’s largest airport has been in the midst of a dramatic transformation, representing an ambitious $3.8bn decade-long investment by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC).
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/The Indian government comtemplates privatising Air India Could the Maharajah be returning to its roots? India’s Cabinet has finally bitten the bullet and given in-principle approval for disinvestment of the government’s stake in troubled and massively debt-ridden Air India. Whether or not it comes down to full privatization or handing over the majority reins to
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/Reflecting on 20 years of airport privatisation We have recently commemorated a significant milestone in Australia’s aviation history, with the 20th anniversary of the first federal airport lease agreements for three of our biggest airports; Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The signing of these agreements in July 1997 signalled the start of what has arguably been
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