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While QF 32 made a text book landing under extremely difficult circumstances after its No. 2 Rolls-Royce Trent 972 engine exploded on November 4, the engine makers’ shares crashed. In just two days the shares plummeted 14%, wiping off £1.75 billion off the market value. But Rolls-Royce was just getting hammered for the incident it

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Register Update

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New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS CHA Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 3328 20/10/10 Commercial Helicopters, PO Box 1137 Mudgee NSW 2850 ZP-HCN N2057Q CQE MXR MXS-R 010 9/11/10 Peter Pring‑Shambler, PO Box 263 Temora 2666 N540MH DUN Air Tractor AT‑802A 802A‑0382 1/11/10 Aerowest, 1/18 Elvira St Palmyra WA 6157 N8521E EBO Airbus A330‑202 1169

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Aviation – an obvious career choice?

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It’s that time of year again when another crop of school leavers will be making choices about the career that may sustain them for decades to come. The competition for Generation Y’s attention in a climate of skills shortages is likely to be ferocious, but aviation seems to struggle to find its voice as a

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Debrief – What now of Port Macquarie?

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Brindabella ceasing Port Macquarie-Brisbane services on 31 December further cuts the NE NSW/Brisbane network, dating from WW11. TAA began Newcastle/Brisbane later adding Coolangatta, East West followed inserting Grafton and new England ports, both ending up using F27s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive

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$6m premium for A320neo

In releasing its 2011 price list, Airbus has detailed the price of the A320neo (New Engine Option) as being on average US$6.2 million more than for standard A320 Family series aircraft. The prices, which represent a 4.4 per cent increase on 2010 list prices, comprise: A318 US$65.2m; A319 US$77.7m; A320 US$85.0m; A321 US$99.7m; A319/A320/A321 new engine option average US$6.2m; A330-200 US$200.8m;

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Aeropelican announces new services for Brisbane and Newcastle

Aeropelican has announced plans to offer daily Monday to Friday return flights between Narrabri and Brisbane, as well as a connecting service between Narrabri and Newcastle on Monday and Friday. The new flights are expected to be well received the resources sector. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

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