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Relaxed and comfortable

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Outgoing Boeing boss gives one of his last media interviews I have learned over the decades not to be definite when I don’t know. ” That is how outgoing Boeing’s chairman and CEO Jim McNerney summed up his response to questions about the timeline for the so-called “757 replacement” aircraft during a small media round

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Swift intuition

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Winning in the information age In 1928 the great Italian air power theorist Giulio Douhet contended that the war in the air is the “true war of movement”, in which “swift intuition, swifter decision, and still swifter execution” are needed. Douhet could have had today’s RAAF in mind. This content is available exclusively to Australian

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Preflight

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Cathay looking at further upgauging for Australia Auckland, Australia under consideration for A350 services? Cathay Pacific chief executive Ivan Chu says using larger aircraft rather than increasing frequencies will be the best way to meet the growing demand out of Australia in the period ahead. Currently, Cathay operates threeclass Airbus A330-300s fitted with either 241

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Leadership through listening

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“For your exemplary leadership towards the advancement of Air Force Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs,” the award reads. defence Today’s RAAF is the result of effective leadership and vision So what’s next?” With the enthusiasm of a 10-year-old Geoff Brown leaps up out of his chair and motions me to his desk. “I’ll show

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Inbox

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Qantas in Perth – a changed landscape Peter Gisborne says: I look forward to QF PER/SIN increasing to daily frequency with reconfigured A330-200s replacing 737s on peak rotations. This would also allow BA to offer PER/LHR daily oneworld connections via their double daily SIN/LHR schedule. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe

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Locked On

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