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Wagga ILS commissioned
A $1.6 million instrument landing system was officially commission last week at Wagga Wagga Airport. The ILS went into service in December 2010 following a seven month construction and testing phase. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email
Read moreObama visit advance party lands
Air Force One isn’t set to arrive in Australia until Wednesday, but the Obama entourage is already on the ground. US military cargo jets have been seen arriving in Canberra in recent days, with a C-17 Globemaster touching down on Saturday and again on Monday, and a C-5 Galaxy arriving on Sunday. Among other things,
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Rotor Torque
/Chinooks Return To Service After Grounding The Australian Army has lifted the grounding of its five Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters, after satisfying itself there were no problems with the heavylift helicopter’s advanced flight control system (AFCS). This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content
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Traffic
/Qantas Group News In This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A330-200 to Jetstar, Two A320s to Jetstar Asia, and a 737-800 to Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of
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Air Test
/Taking the challenge Flying for me has always been about the challenge – whether it was studying for a new licence or rating, or being able to fly a new type. So when I was offered the opportunity to do some work in a very challenging aircraft I jumped at the chance. The Technoavia SMG-92
Read moreIssue 288: Dream Machine?
/One 787 delivery down, 820 to go “The bigger the innovation the more you can tolerate failure. If we had these kinds of execution problems with a product that wasn’t this innovative, we’d be in real trouble.” Boeing chairman and CEO Jim McNerney’s comments on the 787 execution at an IBM Think Tank Forum in
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