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From the archives: Singapore Airlines farewells the 747
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This story from the Australian Aviation archives comes from May 2012, when Geoffrey Thomas wrote on the retirement of the Boeing 747 at Singapore Airlines.

The Joyce choice: Qantas’s Project Sunrise evaluation
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In this feature story from the May 2019 edition of Australian Aviation, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says Project Sunrise will be like any other fleet decision.

Alliance Airlines to grow Darwin base
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Alliance Airlines says it will add three more aircraft to its Darwin base and recruit additional staff in response to growing demand from the tourism and mining sector.

Qantas, Virgin Australia to help design and plan Western Sydney Airport
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The Qantas and Virgin Australia airline groups have signed a memorandum of understanding to help plan and design the new Western Sydney Airport.

Boeing CFO says 777-9X first flight on track for later in 2019
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Boeing chief financial officer Greg Smith says the 777-9X is still on track to begin flight tests later in 2019 despite the need for some re-testing work on the GE9X engines powering the aircraft.

HK privacy commissioner hands down report on Cathay data breach
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Hong Kong's privacy commissioner for personal data Stephen Wong says elements of Cathay Pacific's IT systems were "too lax" in securing passenger data prior to a data breach.