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Qantas boosts Darwin-Alice Springs route
Airlines

Qantas is upgauging its flights between Alice Springs and Darwin from 125-seat single class Boeing 717s to 174-seat two-class 737-800s from the end of March 2019 as part of a number of network changes in the Northern Territory.

Over Watch – When a RAAF Orion crew answered the (SAR) call
Defence

This feature from the October 2018 magazine edition of Australian Aviation is the story of a search and rescue mission carried out by an RAAF Orion in 2011.

The RAAF to get MALE – Reaper UAS acquisition confirmed
Defence

The RAAF is to operate a fleet of 12 to 16 General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper armed medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft.

Sydney Airport named capital city airport of 2018
Airports

Sydney Airport has taken out the capital city airport of the year award at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference for a second straight year.

First Airbus A321LR delivered to Arkia Israeli Airlines
Airlines

Launch customer Arkia Airlines from Israel has taken delivery of the world's first A321LR after an offical ceremony at Airbus' Hamburg facility

TBT: Omega – inflight refuelling where and when you need it
Air Crash Investigations

This Throwback Thursday article on commercial air refuelling service Omega written by Andrew McLaughlin first appeared in the September 2013 magazine edition of Australian Aviation.