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US industry media is rife with speculation that the USAF will further delay its KC-X tanker replacement selection from November to sometime in the first quarter of 2011. Evaluation of the tenders from Boeing and EADS North America for the KC-767NG and A330 based KC-45 respectively reportedly is taking longer than expected, and the USAF

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS EAW PA‑32R‑301 Saratoga II HP 3246018 20/7/10 Mount Boothby Pastoral, PO Box 1120 Tintinara SA 5266 N92632 FLE Aerospatiale ATR 42‑320 194 30/7/10 Flightline Services, PO Box 114 Edge Hill Qld 4870 8Q‑ATM N11835 F‑WWEH FLH Aerospatiale ATR 42‑320 096 30/7/10 Flightline Services, PO Box 114 Edge Hill

With a new minority government reliant on rural independents, it is obvious that the Australian political landscape is being redrawn. The ability of political parties to govern in their own right, and the arrogance of all sides of politics thinking they can continually ignore the best interests of the country, have been brought home to

Sydney Airport has announced that it will close the southern end of its main (16R/34L) runway overnight until the end of the year to conduct essential safety work. The works will be carried out during the curfew period between 11pm and 5am to minimise interruption, and will involve re-sheeting, line-marking and ground lighting works. Aircraft

Jetstar has announced that it will reinstate its direct Melbourne-Ballina services from December 21. The budget airline will operate three weekly services on the route on a year-round basis, and comes as it prepares to take its Sydney-Ballina frequencies up to twice daily from December 2. The services will be operated by 177-seat Airbus A320s.

Prior to the federal election, Queensland’s Premier Anna Bligh floated the idea of making Townsville a joint capital with Brisbane. Upgrading Townsville is seen as a way out of overloading the infrastructure in the booming southeast corner of the state. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited