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Flight Training Adelaide has purchased two more Diamond DA42-L360 aircraft as it prepares to accept additional students from Cathay Pacific, QantasLink and Virgin Australia, the school said. The aircraft, ordered from Hawker Pacific will join a fleet of seven DA42-L360s and four DA40-CS aircraft. The academy is expecting delivery of four more DA40s at the

EADS has appointed Bernhard Gewert to take over its defence and security division from the departing Stefan Zoller. EADS said Zoller was leaving to “pursue new professional challenges,” but reports suggested his exit stemmed from Cassidian’s failure to win export deals for the Eurofighter Typhoon. Zoller has led Cassidian since 2005. In a statement, EADS

Tiger Airways will return to Adelaide with twice daily flights from Melbourne starting in November. Promotional fares are on sale on the budget carrier’s website through Thursday starting at $19.95. Visitors can also vote on where they want Tiger to fly to next. Adelaide will become Tiger’s sixth destination in Australia as it continues to

A winged version of Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon’s glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests at a US facility in June, Boeing said in a statement. Developed in partnership with the Commonwealth of Australia, the 500-pound JDAM

Eurocopter has signed an agreement with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone to explore the creation of a completion facility for its AS350 Ecureuil family of light helicopters in the Chinese city. The deal for the Ecureuil completion and customisation centre was signed at a ceremony marking the completion of the 100th Airbus A320 produced at

Regional Express pulled in record profits last financial year but has warned of tougher times ahead as it deals with the cost of the carbon tax. Rex reported a net profit of $25.5 million for the year ending June 30, up 45 per cent, on the back of an increase in fly-in, fly-out services for