VH-VUT and VH-YFR were found to have parts from UK-based supplier AOG Technics with falsified certification documents, which rendered the components unusable. The 737-800s (similar aircraft pictured) were pulled from service and sent in for maintenance to replace the parts.
The approved acquisition includes a fourth Triton and anti-submarine warfare, maritime strike and intelligence collection enhancements for Australia’s fleet of 14 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft with an estimated combined value over $1.5 billion.
Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems said if new regulatory reforms aren’t introduced soon, it could impede the growth of the sector and “stifle innovation”.
Exercise Elang AUSINDO 23 will see 150 RAAF personnel training alongside 160 of their Indonesian counterparts, planning and undertaking offensive and defensive counter air missions, basic fighter and air combat manoeuvres, as well as air-to-air refuelling with a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport.
Wing, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is partnering with Logan’s Hyperdome Shopping Centre for a DoorDash drone delivery hub. The service will be available from Hyperdome to 17 nearby suburbs, nine of which are new.
The business said it took the decision because it is now focusing on servicing businesses based out of shopping centres, with the devices taking off from the building’s roof.