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Adagold’s Air Sustainment contract affirmed
A dispute over the awarding of the ADF’s Middle East Air Sustainment contract has been resolved, with Adagold Aviation entering into a two year contract with Defence on October 22. The contract was awarded following an investigation by the ADF’s Chief Audit Executive and an independent validation of the process by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It had been
Read moreF-111 exhibition to be held at Ipswich Art Gallery
/The Ipswich Art Gallery will be dedicated to an exhibition of F-111 artefacts and memorabilia from late November to coincide with the retirement of the aircraft from RAAF service on December 3. The gallery says “stories of the crews, pilots and designers will feature alongside drawings, mementos and some rare photographs.” The gallery is located
Read moreUSAF KC-X to face further delays?
US industry media is rife with speculation that the USAF will further delay its KC-X tanker replacement selection from November to sometime in the first quarter of 2011. Evaluation of the tenders from Boeing and EADS North America for the KC-767NG and A330 based KC-45 respectively reportedly is taking longer than expected, and the USAF
Read moreRunway at Sydney to be closed for night works
Sydney Airport has announced that it will close the southern end of its main (16R/34L) runway overnight until the end of the year to conduct essential safety work. The works will be carried out during the curfew period between 11pm and 5am to minimise interruption, and will involve re-sheeting, line-marking and ground lighting works. Aircraft
Read moreTiger ups fleet
/Tiger Airways Australia has announced that its fleet of Airbus A320s will increase to 12 from early next year as the carrier takes delivery of an additional three aircraft. Tiger is currently expecting its 10th A320 to arrive before the end of the year, with the aircraft to be stationed at its Melbourne Tullamarine base.
Read moreJetstar returns to Melbourne-Ballina route
Jetstar has announced that it will reinstate its direct Melbourne-Ballina services from December 21. The budget airline will operate three weekly services on the route on a year-round basis, and comes as it prepares to take its Sydney-Ballina frequencies up to twice daily from December 2. The services will be operated by 177-seat Airbus A320s.
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