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A three way agreement has been signed between Embraer, CDB Leasing Co and China Southern Airlines for a second batch of 10 Embraer 190 E-Jets, following on from an earlier deal for 10 of same type signed in January. In addition, a Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed between the three parties for a further

The Dutch government is to cut 12,000 military and defence civilian jobs, as it looks to balance its budget by 2015 with extensive spending cuts. Among the cuts include plans to sell 19 Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 fighters, leaving 68 in service, and 17 AS352U2 Cougar helicopters, with a third DC-10 being converted to

Perth Airport has invited five companies to tender for a contract to construct the airport’s first new terminal in over 20 years, after an extensive Expression of Interest selection process was finalised. Designed to primarily service flights for resource sector fly-in/fly-out operations and some interstate services, Perth Airport expects the new terminal to accommodate over

New Harvard Import But … A new Harvard has been imported … but not to fly, at least not in the short term. The recent import by Tyabb, Vic. based The Old Aeroplane Company is an SNJ-5 Bu51788, c/n 88-14642. It was manufactured on 9 August 1943. Navy logbooks indicate that this aircraft participated in

Looking up and out Whether through the grainy footage from actual combat or the Hollywood hype of Top Gun, most have seen the tumbling gun sights and symbology as a fighter rolls about the horizon in the midst of a dogfight. To the pilot, these numbers, arrows and symbols are critical flight information projected into

Airbus has announced that A330-300 orders have now surpassed 500, following an order for 15 from Cathay Pacific in March. Cathay Pacific is Airbus’s largest A330 customer and operator, with 46 in service and a further 21 to be delivered. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the