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First Rate 42 737 rolled out
The first Boeing 737NG to be produced at the increased rate of 42 aircraft per month has been rolled off the production line in Renton, Washington. The aircraft, a 737-800 which is owned by Air Berlin but will be leased to Transavia in France will be test flown and undergo functional and systems tests at
Read moreWarbirds
/VH-ABR needs your help Ex Ansett DC-3 VH-ABR Kanana needs a replacement Wright Cyclone engine in order to get back in the air, at an estimated cost is $100,000. Can you help? That is the question that the non-profit R M Ansett Historical Aircraft Historical Society Inc. which looks after Kanana, is asking. This content
Read moreUSASOC inducts C-27Js
| 1 Comment on USASOC inducts C-27JsThe United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Flight Company (UFC) has taken delivery of its first of seven L3/Alenia C-27J Spartans at a ceremony at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The aircraft, all former USAF ANG machines which were divested after just two years of service due to budget cuts and had been in
Read moreEmirates to back Collingwood until 2019
Emirates Airline has announced it has extended its sponsorship of the Collingwood AFL club for a further five years until the end of the 2019 football season. The new agreement will extend its arrangement with Collingwood to over 20 years, the airline’s longest running corporate sponsorship in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Read moreVIC Govt to fund Hamilton Airport upgrades
/Victorian Minister for Aviation Gordon Rich-Phillips has announced the state government will invest $1.4 million in Hamilton Airport in the state’s south-west as part of its $20 million regional aviation fund coalition program. The money will go towards the airport’s redevelopment, including a 300 metre runway extension, a new turnaround, and upgraded runway lighting. This
Read moreAn inspiring future
/If we were to try and imagine our industry in another 20 years, what would it look like? Sustainable and reasonably priced fuel. Exciting new aircraft types that do the job really well. Engaged and positive regulators that have a cost reflex on behalf of industry. Clear and well-priced pathways to aviation careers. Vibrant regional
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