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Army, Defence Innovation Hub select three small UASs for development
Defence

The Australian Army and the Defence Innovation Hub have awarded three innovation contracts to Australian industry and research organisations to develop a next generation Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) for consideration for Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B. The three contracts totalling $783,000 were selected as part of the new Special Notice platform trialled by

Etihad Airways ending Perth-Abu Dhabi flights at the start of October
Airlines

Etihad Airways will cease nonstop flights between Perth and Abu Dhabi from October 1 2018. The end of its daily Perth flights will leave Etihad Airways with services to three Australian destinations – Brisbane (daily with Boeing 787-9s), Melbourne (twice daily with 787-9s and 777-300ERs) and Sydney (twice daily with Airbus A380s). An Etihad Airways spokesperson

Jet Aviation to buy Hawker Pacific for US$250million
Headlines

Business aviation services company Jet Aviation says it has signed a binding agreement to buy aircraft sales and support company Hawker Pacific for US$250 million (A$322 million). The announcement was made on Wednesday (European time), with the transaction “subject to customary closing conditions”, the Basel, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation said in a statement. Jet Aviation president

Jet Aviation to buy Hawker Pacific for US$250 million
Headlines

Business aviation services company Jet Aviation says it has signed a binding agreement to buy aircraft sales and support company Hawker Pacific for US$250 million (A$322 million). The announcement was made on Wednesday (European time), with the transaction “subject to customary closing conditions”, the Basel, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation said in a statement. Jet Aviation president

Etihad Airways ending Abu Dhabi-Perth flights from October 1
Airlines

Etihad Airways will cease nonstop flights between Perth and Abu Dhabi from October 1 2018. The end of its daily Perth flights will leave Etihad Airways with services to three Australian destinations – Brisbane (daily with Boeing 787-9s), Melbourne (twice daily with 787-9s and 777-300ERs) and Sydney (twice daily with Airbus A380s). An Etihad Airways spokesperson

NSW Police adds three new aircraft to fleet
Headlines

The NSW Police Force Aviation Support Branch has commissioned three new aircraft into operational service. The three aircraft comprise PolAir 2, a twin-engine Bell 412EPI helicopter, as well as two Cessna Grand Caravan EX 208B fixed-wing turboprops, callsigns PolAir 6 and PolAir 8. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said the state-of-the-art-aircraft would strengthen the Force’s