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Building a better industry – Convention 2011

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Locking in the benefits and meeting the challenges of one of the biggest seasons in decades will be the focus for the national aerial application Convention in Adelaide on the 14th and 15th of June. After eight years of drought, the industry has struggled to meet demand, with AAAA having to issue media releases to

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Right Hand Seat – CPL ATO qualifications

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Cpl Ato Qualifications Wanted; Chief Pilot/Chief Flying Instructor. Qualifications to include ATO approval. Adverts like this are appearing almost weekly in Pilot Wanted adverts in recent times. 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

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Melbourne Airport maintains solid figures for third quarter

Melbourne Airport has continued its strong international passenger growth for the third quarter of FY2010/11, recording an 11 per cent increase over the same quarter in 2009-10. A total of 1,662,462 international passengers passed through Melbourne’ Airport in the third quarter, up 163,314 on the same period in 2010. Domestic traffic in the third quarter

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T-38 celebrates 50 years with USAF

The US Air Force celebrated the 50th anniversary of the T-38 Talon trainer in March. An event at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, last month saw the Talon praised for its solid performance and reliability as widely-used trainer for generations of USAF pilots. Northrop Grumman predecessor Northrop produced 1187 T-38s between 1959 and 1972, with

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Boeing gains multiple qualifications for global 787 training network

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Boeing has announced that is has successfully achieved qualifications from several international regulatory bodies for its 787 training network. The company has so far received over 20 separate qualifications worldwide, including approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau and the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Those qualifications

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Yesteryear

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10 Years Ago BAE Systems’ RJX-85, G-ORIX, the first Avro RJX development aircraft, had its maiden flight on April 28 from Woodford, Cheshire lasting 2 hours 54 minutes. 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

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