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Paws for thought

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Australians still feel a sense of ownership of the Qantas brand   In the early days of je tBlue, founder David Neeleman was asked about the origins of the airline’s name and what did “jetBlue” mean. “Nothing,” he replied, “But we will make it mean something. ” Neeleman was arguing that brand names come to

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Inbox

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Qantas reveals new livery and logo Ron says: Looks good until you get aft of the cockpit. In a few years some wunderkid will come up with the idea of putting wings on the kangaroo and he will be greeted as a messiah. Change for the sake of change. Silver is more premium than gold?

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Boeing’s first 787-10 enters final assembly

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The largest member of Boeing’s 787 family of aircraft has entered the final assembly line at the manufacturer’s Charleston, South Carolina facility. Boeing said on December 8 the first 787-10 was expected to fly for the first time in 2017, with first delivery due to take place in 2018. This content is available exclusively to

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Issue 344: Long Ranger

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Qantas’s 787-9 cabin designed to go the distance Although Perth-London nonstop flights may not quite be Qantas’s Holy Grail, the prospect of removing the ‘hop’ on the Kangaroo Route between Europe and Australia is clearly behind the airline’s Boeing 787-9 seating layout. However, the Flying (pawless) Kangaroo’s 787-9s are not quite the passenger nirvana they

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American Airlines and Qantas want to expand their trans-Pacific alliance. (Seth Jaworski)

US gov’t denies Qantas-AA request for extra time on expanded alliance rejection

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American Airlines and Qantas have only a matter of days to respond to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) initial rejection of their application for an expanded alliance and anti-trust immunity (ATI) on trans-Pacific routes. The pair had applied for an extension of time to respond to the DOT’s Show Cause Order of November 18,

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December 2016

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NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AOE/6 BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk 80A EEP/JP/4091 27/10/16 Miltek Aviation, 2 Solferino Way Currum Downs Vic 3201 G-CFBK 1125 (Royal Saudi Air Force) G-27-291 This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Address Password

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