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Ryan Campbell joins Aeromil Pacific
/ | 1 Comment on Ryan Campbell joins Aeromil Pacific‘Teen World Flight’ adventurer Ryan Campbell has been given an opportunity to professionally develop his love of aviation through a sponsorship opportunity with Aeromil Pacific. Campbell, who last year circumnavigated the globe solo in a Cirrus SR22 at age 19 becoming the youngest pilot to do so, has been offered the opportunity by Aeromil Managing
Read moreF-35 rollout highlight’s RAAF’s “greatest opportunity for evolutionary change”
/ | 25 Comments on F-35 rollout highlight’s RAAF’s “greatest opportunity for evolutionary change”Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown has told the rollout ceremony of the first RAAF F-35 that the aircraft represents the “greatest evolutionary change” in Australian military aviation history. The first of a planned fleet of 72 F-35A Lightnings was revealed to dignitaries and invited guests at a “rollout celebration” at Lockheed Martin’s
Read moreA350 world tour to include Perth, Sydney
/ | 13 Comments on A350 world tour to include Perth, SydneyAirbus A350 test aircraft MSN5 will visit Perth, Sydney and Auckland as part of the aircraft’s route proving program, the final phase of the aircraft’s type certification testing. MSN5, which is configured with a 265-seat passenger interior (42 business class and 223 economy class seats), will be operated by Airbus flightcrews and will conduct four
Read moreRAAF F-35 previewed ahead of AU-1 rollout
/ | 32 Comments on RAAF F-35 previewed ahead of AU-1 rolloutLockheed Martin has previewed the second F-35A for the RAAF a day ahead of a formal rollout of Australia’s first aircraft in a ceremony, which took place at the company’s Fort Worth facility on Thursday. The second jet, AU-2, was previewed to media on Wednesday ahead of the formal rollout of aircraft AU-1, and wears the
Read moreSydney Airport T1 road works commence
Road works designed to improve the access to Sydney Airport’s International T1 terminal commenced on July 22. The road works are designed to improve the traffic flow around the terminal and will comprise a new carpark entry and exit, and a larger passenger pick up and drop off area. To this end, a new centre
Read moreAir New Zealand to mark 75th anniversary with Te Papa exhibition
/ | 5 Comments on Air New Zealand to mark 75th anniversary with Te Papa exhibitionAir New Zealand will commemorate its 75th anniversary with an exhibition at the country’s national museum Te Papa in Wellington. The airline will celebrate 75 years of operations during 2015, and is working with Te Papa to launch a six month retrospective exhibition that will open on December 20 2014. “Our airline has been an
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