Limited edition Australian Aviation marks magazine’s relaunch, 40th anniversary
To celebrate our relaunch and our recent 40th anniversary, Australian Aviation has released a limited edition run of our new January-February 2018 issue. Just 100 copies of the January-February issue have been produced, featuring a unique wraparound cover design, silver foil highlights, and the marking “40/17” to denote the magazine’s 40th anniversary celebrated in late 2017.
Limited edition Australian Aviation marks magazine's relaunch, 40th anniversary
To celebrate our relaunch and our recent 40th anniversary, Australian Aviation has released a limited edition run of our new January-February 2018 issue. Just 100 copies of the January-February issue have been produced, featuring a unique wraparound cover design, silver foil highlights, and the marking “40/17” to denote the magazine’s 40th anniversary celebrated in late 2017.
Qatar F-15QA contract signed
The USAF has contracted Boeing under a Foreign Military Sales arrangement to manufacture 36 new F-15QA fighters for Qatar. The US6.1bn (A$7.8bn) contract is somewhat less than the estimated US$21bn (A$27bn) deal that was approved by the US State Department in November 2016, but may just represent a first tranche. That previous approval included provision
USMC F-35Bs heading to Middle East – report
US Marine Corps F-35Bs will make their combat debut in the Central Command area of operations in the next few months, a report on marinecorpstimes.com says. The aircraft have been embarked on two assault ships attached to two Marine expeditionary units (MEUs). The 31st MEU with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp is en route
Regional Express (Rex) is set to expand its presence in Western Australia in 2018 after being announced as the preferred tenderer for a state government regulated air route. The WA Department of Transport said it had nominated Rex as the preferred airline for Perth-Canarvon-Monkey Mia services. The route is currently operated by Skippers Aviation, with
FlyPelican to start Sydney-Taree flights
Regional carrier FlyPelican plans to add a third nonstop route out of Sydney with nonstop flights to Taree starting on Monday January 29. The Sydney-Taree service will be operated with 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft and run two times a day, FlyPelican said in a statement. The flight time is one hour, compared with four hours
