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BAE Systems delivers its 1,000th F-35 rear fuselage
/More than 1,500 employees at the company’s facilities in Samlesbury, Lancashire, manufacture the particular part of the outer shell for every F-35 in the global fleet.
Read moreVirgin Australia doubles share valuation
/The AFR reports the business’ management team was issued a total of 2 million shares, valued at $2.10 each, more than double the value of the previously offered equity.
Read moreFormer Qantas Captain speaks out in favour of single-pilot operations
With 32 years of experience flying Boeing aircraft for Qantas, former head of training and checking Matthew Gray has said that with innovative eye-tracking technology, single-pilot operations are indeed possible.
Read moreStudy finds middle rear aircraft seats to be the safest
/According to Doug Drury, Professor of Aviation at Central Queensland University, an investigation by TIME magazine analysing 35 years of aviation accident data has found that the middle rear seats of an aircraft are the safest.
Read moreNepal ATR 72-500 crash had feathered propellers, investigators find
/Initially, investigators concluded based on the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recordings that “a problem in the engine [was] the reason behind the crash of the aircraft on 15 January in Pokhara.”
Read moreQantas to receive three additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners
/With the additional three aircraft, Qantas’ fleet of Boeing 787-9s will be strengthened to a total of 14 aircraft.
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