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Nancy-Bird tech log handover pictorial report
/ | 4 Comments on Nancy-Bird tech log handover pictorial reportQantas Engineering representatives ceremoniously handed over the technical log book for repaired Airbus A380 VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton in Singapore on Saturday morning, ahead of the aircraft’s return to Sydney overnight. VH-OQA has undergone extensive repairs in Singapore following the explosive uncontained failure of one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines when operating flight QF32 from
Read moreNancy-Bird ready to return
/ | 1 Comment on Nancy-Bird ready to returnQantas Airbus A380 VH-OQA is ready to return to service after an 11 month, $139 million repair program following the explosive uncontained failure of one its engines it experienced soon after taking off from Singapore in November 2010. The A380, named Nancy-Bird Walton, is due to touch down in Sydney at 9.20am on Sunday morning
Read moreTiger returns to Tassie
Tiger Airways will re-start services to Hobart from November 1 as the budget carrier continues to rebuild its network after last year’s grounding. Tiger said it would launch two daily return services from its Melbourne hub to Tasmania, with flights leaving Melbourne at 7am and 6pm and returning from Hobart at 8:45am and 7:45pm. Tickets
Read moreSydney on the ups as Auckland named region’s best airport
Sydney has squeezed its way in to a list of the world’s top 20 airports while Auckland Airport has been named the region’s best. Auckland scored as the world’s 11th best airport overall and second-best among airports with 10-20 million passengers per year. Sydney came in at number 20 overall, a 20-place improvement over last
Read moreNo extensions for Part 145 compliance – CASA
Many of the more than 200 aircraft maintenance organisations and 30 RPT operators required to transition to new Part 145 maintenance regulations have not begun the process, CASA has warned. The deadline for organisations to move across to the new regulations is June 26 2013. “CASA will not issue any extensions beyond the deadline,” the
Read moreADF airshow coming to Perth
The ADF will hold a Defence Air Show at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth on the weekend of May 19-20. The show will feature the PC-9/A and Hawk 127 training aircraft based at Pearce as well as F/A-18 Super and ‘classic’ Hornets, C-130 and C-17A airlifters, the AP-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance plane and the KC-30A
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