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Bell Helicopters has received five firm orders  and two potential follow-on orders for its 412EP twin engine aircraft from PT Dirgantara Indonesia. The helicopters will be delivered to Indonesian government agencies and are expected to arrive by the end of the year, Bell said. Bell announced a series of upgrades in 2010 to the evergreen 412 that

Personnel from the RAAF and Indonesian Air Force are taking part in a six day exercise focusing on airdrop missions. Exercise RAJAWALI AUSINDO, held at RAAF Base Darwin through December 6, will involve a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from each country. RAAF Air Commodore Gary Martin, the commander of Air Lift Group, said the exercise

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given final approval to Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines’ alliance. Under the alliance, Virgin and SIA will launch a codesharing arrangement early next year and will offer reciprocal lounge access, coordinated schedules and joint sales, marketing and distribution activities. Passengers will be able to earn and redeem frequent-flyer

Australian Aviation senior contributor Geoffrey Thomas has been named 2011 Aviation Journalist of the Year as the magazine picked up a number of honours at the 12th annual Australian and New Zealand Aviation Media Awards on Friday evening. Thomas, who was honoured for his work in AA and Air Transport World, was also awarded Aviation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sv0IIVqZ58&feature=youtube_gdata_player Sydney Airport has proposed a major overhaul that would organise its terminals by airline rather than destination. The plan, as detailed in the video above, would see the current domestic terminals – T2 and T3 – allocated to Qantas, its subsidiary Jetstar and its international partners. The international terminal – T1 – would go

Singapore based start up Scoot Airlines has announced plans for a daily flight to Sydney once the long haul budget carrier is off the ground in mid-2012. New South Wales officials said the service would bring 400 passengers a day to Sydney and inject $146 million annually into the state economy. “This is a great