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Etihad looks at Alitalia investment
Etihad Airways has confirmed it is conducting due diligence on a possible investment in Italy’s Alitalia. In a February 2 joint statement, the two airlines confirmed they are in the final stages of the process and a determination on a common strategy would be made in the next month. The Italian carrier has struggled in
Read moreRAAF arrives in Vegas for Red Flag – UPDATED
/ | 5 Comments on RAAF arrives in Vegas for Red Flag – UPDATEDThe RAAF has deployed seven F/A-18 ’classic’ Hornets and an E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C to Las Vegas for Exercise Red Flag 14-1. Led by OC 81WG GPCAPT Robert Chipman, the deployment is the first major exercise of 2014 for the RAAF and will comprise an intense two-week campaign of day and night missions against real target
Read moreVirgin Aust adds central QLD services
/Virgin Australia has announced it will add an additional four flights per week between Bundaberg and Brisbane and an extra eight flights per week between Moranbah and Brisbane. An airline statement says the new services will be operated by 68-seat ATR-72 turboprops. The new services come after a period of several months where the airline
Read moreEtihad appoints Manager WA
Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Vincent Frascogna as Manager Western Australia. Mr Frascogna will be based in Perth, and the appointment comes as the airline prepares to commence services to Perth in July. He was previously based at Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi where he was Head of Commercial Development.
Read moreRQ-21A UAS commences IOT&E
The US Marine Corps’ new RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned system has commenced its initial operational test and evaluation period at Twentynine Palms in California. Built by Insitu as the Integrator, a development of the smaller ScanEagle unmanned system that was operated by the Australian Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Blackjack was selected to fulfil the
Read moreRex pilot academy gains UAE accreditation
/ | 2 Comments on Rex pilot academy gains UAE accreditationThe Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) has announced that it has received approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as an approved flight training organisation to conduct integrated airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) training for UAE-based airlines. The AAPA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regional Express (Rex) and is located
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