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Airbus has introduced new branding, colours and names for its corporate jet subsidiary. The new colours feature metallic-blue shading on most of the fuselage and tail, highlighted by flowing curves and accompanied by a new “Airbus Corporate Jets” logo. As part of the new branding, an “Airbus ACJ” prefix will now be applied to the

The Lockyer Valley Regional Council has approved plans for a new airport in southeast Queensland, with an eye towards attracting regional airline flights. To be developed by private consortium VNE Aviation, the new airport is being built near Queensland’s Lake Clarendon, situated between Ipswich and the Toowoomba and Darling Downs region. An initially planned 1250m

The Solar Impulse solar energy-powered aircraft made its inaugural international flight, landing safely in Brussels at 9:39pm on May 13 after completing a 12 hour, 59 minute journey. Flown by project CEO and former Swiss fighter pilot André Borschberg, the Solar Impulse left Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland at 8:40am before crossing France’s Alsace region toward

10 Years Ago • After its purchase by Qantas, Impulse Airlines announced on May 1 that it will cease operating under its own name and its eight Boeing 717‑200s and 13 Beech 1900Ds, together with crews, will be contracted to Qantas. The 717s will mainly operate to holiday destinations and will be repainted in Qantas

Further JSF delays puts classic Hornet life of type at risk The RAAF’s air combat transition plan from the classic F/A-18A/B Hornet to the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is potentially in tatters following the March 15 revelation that the USAF might not declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of their F-35A JSF until 2018. Testifying before

Qantas Group News A380-832 Vh-oqj Was Registered to Qantas on March 8 Ahead of Its Planned Delivery to Sydney in Early April. 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 this article, please