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/Qantas Group news Qantas registered A330-202 VH‑EBE on October 16 and on October 28 the aircraft, still carrying its full Jetstar colour scheme, ferried from Brisbane to Singapore as QF6011. On arrival in Singapore VH-EBE was repainted in Qantas colours. Former Qantas 767-338ER VH‑OGJ entered passenger service with Canadian airline WestJet as C-FOGJ when it
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/The loss of four employees in a crash that remains under investigation shocked Airbus. But the company is determined to get the A400M program back on track, and to secure more customers for the airlifter. A400M serial number MSN23, which was intended to be the third delivery for Turkey, was on its first production flight
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/Hawaiian by name, Hawaiian by nature Founded in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines has expanded from providing crucial transportation links between the Hawaiian islands to an international carrier with more than 50 aircraft whose mandate now includes bringing millions of people from around the world to one of the world’s iconic tourist destinations. And whether it is
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/Focusing on major trauma in the urban area, CareFlight’s rapid response service is about taking the hospital to the patient. Getting a senior doctor with trauma experience, a paramedic and equipment to the scene rapidly can make a significant difference to the outcome of patients with severe injury. Once the world’s fastest-responding helicopter emergency medical
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/Christchurch Airport is prepared for the future Talking to Malcolm Johns, the CEO of Christchurch Airport, it’s clear that this is a man 20 months into his position and raring to go for the future – much like the airport itself. We now have an integrated regional, domestic and international terminal. MALCOLM JOHNS This content
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/The RAAF’s eighth and last C-17 Globemaster touches down It is said that generals are always planning to fight the last war and as if to underscore the point, the doubling of the RAAF’s fleet of C-17s to eight ensures Australia will never again be bound by the airlift capacity constraints it encountered during 1999’s
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