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Retro Qantas 737 enters service
| 18 Comments on Retro Qantas 737 enters serviceQantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
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/ | 1 Comment on The Qantas “retro roo” enters serviceQantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
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Air NZ’s third 787-9 spotted at Paine Field
/ | 4 Comments on Air NZ’s third 787-9 spotted at Paine FieldAir New Zealand’s third Dreamliner has been spotted at Boeing’s Everett factory just outside Seattle as its delivery date nears. The 787-9, registration ZK-NZG, took its first test flight on Monday November 17. According to flight tracking websites, the test flight lasted 109 minutes, with the aircraft departing from and arriving at Paine Field. Unlike
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Virgin’s full takeover of Tiger clears FIRB hurdle
/Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has given Virgin Australia’s proposed takeover of Tigerair Australia the green light. In a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Virgin said the all clear from FIRB satisfied one of the conditions for the deal, which was expected to be completed by the end of 2014. “Virgin
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Air China flags new Beijing-Auckland route as part of proposed Air NZ alliance
/Air China has flagged starting services to Auckland as part of a proposed strategic alliance with Air New Zealand. The two carriers signed a statement of intent on Friday, coinciding with the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to New Zealand. In a joint statement, the two Star Alliance carriers said they expected to
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France orders 12 A330 MRTTs
/ | 2 Comments on France orders 12 A330 MRTTsFrance has become the sixth nation to choose the Airbus Defence and Space A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) after placing an order for 12 of the type for delivery from 2018. The MRTT will replace the C-135FR in Armee de l-Air service, with the 12 aircraft currently scheduled to be delivered at the rate of
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