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Revesco achieves world standards for business operations
Perth based business jet operator Revesco Aviation has become the first operator in Australia to achieve International Standard – Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation. The IS-BAO program is an ICAO recognised international code of practice which was developed in 2002 aimed at setting global standards for business aviation. Similar to the IOSA accreditation program for
Read moreBoeing delivers first 777Fs to Southern Air
US based cargo operator Southern Air has taken delivery of its first two Boeing 777 Freighters, with the aircraft to be operated on behalf of Thai Airways. The 777Fs will be based in Bangkok to operate dedicated freighter services throughout Southeast Asia , making them the first 777 Freighters in the region. The delivery is
Read moreUSAF J-STARS to be re-engined
/The USAF has contracted Northrop Grumman to re-engine two of its fleet of Boeing 707 based E-8C Joint-STARS battlefield surveillance aircraft at a cost of US$223m (A$246m). The contact covers the cost of eight P&W JT8D-219 engines, engine pylon assemblies and associated systems, and FAA certification work for the aircraft. Pending a successful conversion and
Read moreNZ’s Red Checkers grounded
The RNZAF Red Checkers aerobatics team has been grounded for the rest of the current display season following a training accident on March 1, its second incident in two months after a fatal crash in January. Reports indicate the March 1 accident saw two aircraft touch each other in flight before both landed safely. “We
Read moreBoeing expands Army support contract
Boeing Defence Australia has signed a $44 million contract with the ADF to increase the scope of its Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) scheme. The original contract, signed in 2007, called for Boeing to provide Army Black Hawk and Kiowa pilot, aircrew and technician training, as well as operational fleet maintenance and support
Read moreILFC delays A380 deliveries
/Giant lessor International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has delayed delivery of the 10 Airbus A380s it has on order by one year. The company was scheduled to take five of the aircraft in 2013, followed by three the next year and two the year after that, but regulatory filings by the company say that it
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