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USMC deploys first RQ-21A UAS
The USMC has made the first operational deployment of its new Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned system. The deployment is being made by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 which is based at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina to the Middle East area of operations for ISR ground support missions. The RQ-21A is a development
Read moreS-92 chosen as next US presidential helo
/ | 9 Comments on S-92 chosen as next US presidential heloThe Sikorsky S-92 has been named as the US Navy’s Presidential Helicopters Replacement Program (VXX) winner. Sikorsky was the sole bidder for the program, and has been awarded a US$1.24bn (A$1.32bn) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to deliver two VH-92 development aircraft in 2018, and four operational evaluation aircraft. The contract announcement says it
Read moreJoyce outlines Qantas job cuts and fleet plans
/ | 18 Comments on Joyce outlines Qantas job cuts and fleet plansQantas CEO Alan Joyce has told the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney that the airline is on track to achieve $800 million in savings by June 2015, and the planned $2 billion in savings by early 2017. The airline will have reduced its full-time employee numbers by 2,200 by the end of June this year,
Read moreWomen in Aviation/Aerospace 2014 Summit dates announced
/The Women in Aviation/Aerospace Australia (WA/AA) national summit 2014 will be held on Friday October 17 at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. The summit aims to promote the issue of gender diversity and the participation of women within the aviation and aerospace sector in Australia, and the program will provide a network for women
Read moreNew Tigerair CEO on the way after losses mount
/ | 7 Comments on New Tigerair CEO on the way after losses mountSingapore-based Tigerair is to have a new CEO after reporting a net loss of SG$223m (A$191m) in the year to March 31, a five-fold increase over the previous corresponding period. As a consequence, the budget airline, which is 40 per cent owned by Singapore Airlines, has moved to replace CEO Koay Peng Yen – who
Read moreQantas deploys the A380 to Dallas-Fort Worth
/ | 10 Comments on Qantas deploys the A380 to Dallas-Fort WorthQantas will operate the Airbus A380 on its services between Sydney and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from September 29 this year, as part of network changes that include reducing Sydney-Hong Kong A380 services and the retiming of Melbourne-Dubai-London flights. The 484-seat, four-class A380 will replace Boeing 747-400ERs which have been operating the DFW services since May
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