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March 2014 register listing
NEW ALLOCATIONS ADV/7 Cirrus SR22T-G5 GTS 0612 13/12/13 Shore Break, 259 De Beyers Rd Pokolbin NSW 2320 AJK/4 Vans RV-6 21429 12/12/13 Adriaan Wessels, 10 Durant Way Ellenbrook WA 6069 BHM/3 Rolladen-Schneider LS 4 4333 19/11/13 Fly Down Under Management, 16 Beaumont Ct Para Hills West SA 5096 HB-1695 BIS/5 Cessna 190 7649 13/1/14 Anthony
Read moreGE wins RAAF F404 contract extension
General Electric has been awarded an extension to its contract for the maintenance of the F/A-18 classic Hornet’s F404 engine worth about $230 million. Negotiations between the company and the DMO have resulted in savings of $36 million, Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston said in a statement. “In addition, the Australian component of the
Read moreNorthrop Grumman completes QDS acquisition
Northrop Grumman Australia has completed its takeover of Qantas Defence Services, which is now known as Northrop Grumman Integrated Defence Services. Qantas announced the sale of the subsidiary for $80 million in August 2013. Northrop Grumman said in a statement that “IDS operates as a part of Northrop Grumman Australia and is strategically aligned with
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/Back to the future Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines sign historic codeshare deal Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have announced a new alliance agreement that will see Air New Zealand operate flights to Singapore for the first time since 2006, and Singapore Airlines operate the A380 to New Zealand for the first time. This
Read moreNSW Govt to support BAE AIR 5428 bid
/ | 1 Comment on NSW Govt to support BAE AIR 5428 bidThe NSW state government has committed up to $7.86 million to upgrade facilities at Tamworth Airport if BAE Systems Australia is successful in securing part or all of the ADF’s AIR 5428 pilot training system (PTS) contract. BAE Systems currently runs the ADF’s basic flying training system (BFTS) through an interim six-year contract which it
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/Decision time, again, for the F-35 Some time in the next few months, presumably before May’s federal budget, the new federal government will decide on the next steps in Australia’s acquisition of the F-35 as the RAAF’s next frontline fighter. Of course we have been here before – in 2002 when we joined the program,
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