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Cobham gets takeover offer, starts strategic review of Australian business
/ | 2 Comments on Cobham gets takeover offer, starts strategic review of Australian businessCobham Aviation Services Australia faces new ownership with private equity firm Advent International lobbing a takeover bid for British parent Cobham Plc.
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Boeing says first flight of 777-9X delayed to 2020
/ | 3 Comments on Boeing says first flight of 777-9X delayed to 2020Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg says first flight of the 777-X has been pushed back to early 2020 due to issues with the aircraft’s engines.
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Airline profitability down by nearly half so far in 2019: IATA
/Final figures confirm the profitability of the world’s airlines in the first quarter of 2019 was down by nearly a half compared with a year earlier.
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Australian Defence Force MRH 90 helicopters grounded: report
/ | 20 Comments on Australian Defence Force MRH 90 helicopters grounded: reportThe Australian Defence Force has grounded its fleet of 47 Airbus MRH 90 helicopters after a recent precautionary landing caused by a tail rotor vibration.
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First students finish RAAF ab initio training on the PC-21
/ | 2 Comments on First students finish RAAF ab initio training on the PC-21The first 10 students have made it through the first phase of the Air Force’s new pilot training course with the Pilatus PC-21 at RAAF Base East Sale.
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Air Mauritius Australia’s first Airbus A330-900 operator
/ | 1 Comment on Air Mauritius Australia’s first Airbus A330-900 operatorAir Mauritius has become the first airline to fly the Airbus A330-900 to Australia with the inaugural service touching down in Perth on July 24 2019.
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