Williams Foundation questions Super Hornet LOR
The Williams Foundation think tank has questioned the government’s decision to further delay a decision on Australia’s air combat capability transition plan and to submit an LOR to the US government for 24 more Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets. In a December 17 release, the foundation laid out the four options which government considered before announcing
USAF declares F-35 “ready for training”
The US Air Force has declared its 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB is now ‘ready for training’ on the F-35A Lightning II, following the successful completion of a 65 day operational utility evaluation (OUE) in November. Air Education and Training Command (AETC) commander, Gen Edward Rice Jr said: “The preliminary results provided by the
ACCC gives draft approval for Qantas/Emirates
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given draft approval to the proposed Qantas-Emirates partnership. The approval, granted for five years of the planned 10-year arrangement between the airlines, will allow Qantas and Emirates to coordinate pricing, sales and capacity. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the draft determination was “an important step towards delivering
A distinctly Byzantine saga
By Michael Gisick The Byzantine Empire, as the standard-bearer of Christian civilization for a millennium after the fall of Rome, deserves to be remembered for many things. But it has left its clearest mark in modern English as a term for a particularly self-destructive form of politics – one defined by consuming internal rivalry and
Air Canada unleashes Asia Pacific expansion
Air Canada is committing to a massive push into the Asia Pacific region during 2013 as part of what it sees as the Pacific Century, including increased frequency to Sydney, consideration of expanding to Melbourne and a raft of new services into Asia. In Australia, the airline has already increased the frequency of services between
Singapore Airlines ups the competitive ante
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is ramping up international competition in Australia with the announcement it will add a fourth daily service to Melbourne and is scaling up services to Adelaide. From July 1 SIA will operate 28 flights a week from Melbourne and 12 a week from Adelaide. The new services will bring to 121 the
