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Qantas, Aus Post reconfigure joint venture businesses
/Qantas and Australia Post have announced a restructuring of their joint venture businesses, Australian air Express and Star Track Express. To be rolled out over the next 12 months, the changes will see the merger of the retail divisions of Australian air Express (AaE) and Star Track Express, including AaE’s express sales, customer service and
Read moreRFDS sells off old PC-12s
The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Central Operations division has sold two of its five superseded Pilatus PC-12s to buyers in the United States. However, the Adelaide based unit, which covers South Australia and Central Australia, has decided to retain the other three as reserve aircraft while the rest of the existing fleet is progressively repainted
Read moreBombardier provides update on Learjet 85
/Bombardier has reported that its new mid-size Learjet 85 has transitioned from the ‘detail design’ phase to the ‘build, test and validate’ phase, ahead of first flight in 2012 and service entry in 2013, following an aircraft level critical design review by the Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) in April 2011. “The Learjet 85 aircraft
Read moreRotor Torque
/Sikorsky X2 Wins Collier Trophy Sikorsky’s X2 Technology demonstrator team has won the 2010 Robert J Collier Trophy; six months after the X2 demonstrator set an unofficial rotary winged world speed record of 250kt. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past
Read moreItalian KC-767s enter service
The first two Boeing KC-767 aerial refuelling tankers for the Italian air force (ItAF) formally entered service on May 17, following delivery and acceptance of the aircraft on December 29 and March 1. The Italian air force is acquiring four KC-767s to replace its ageing Boeing 707 tankers. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Read moreIn transition
/With the recent strikes on Libya by United Nations led NATO forces, it was interesting to note a stay of execution had been granted to the RAF’s Nimrod R1 ELINT/SIGINT force so it could participate in the venture. The UK’s coalition government has, under last year’s Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) process, ‘chopped’ the
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