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Regional Express Saab 340 VH-ZRH refuelling at Birdsville. (Steve Gibbons)

Regional Express takes on-time honours in June 2019

July 23, 2019 by WOFA

Regional Express had the highest percentage of on-time arrivals and departures among Australia’s domestic carriers in June, new figures show.

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Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 AP-BHP. (Wikimedia Commons/Asuspine)

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Pakistan International Airlines overruns runway on landing

July 23, 2019 / July 24, 2019 by WOFA

A Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 has overrun the runway after landing at Gilgit Airport. The incident occurred on Saturday July 20,

A file image of a GippsAero GA8 Airvan. (Seth Jaworski)

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GippsAero GA8 Airvan grounded following fatal crash in Sweden

July 22, 2019 / November 23, 2021 by WOFA

Regulators in Australia and the European Union have temporarily grounded the Australian-made GippsAero GA8 Airvan in response to a fatal crash involving the aircraft in Sweden.

Tagged CASA EASA

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, and a British Airways Boeing 747 delighted the crowds with a flypast at the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. (British Airways)

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British Airways 747 joins Red Arrows at Royal International Air Tattoo

July 22, 2019 / October 24, 2019 by WOFA | 3 Comments

A British Airways Boeing 747 decked out in a retro livery has flown with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team at the Royal International Air Tattoo.

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American Airlines and Qantas want to expand their trans-Pacific alliance. (Seth Jaworski)

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American Airlines and Qantas alliance given final approval

July 22, 2019 / July 24, 2019 by WOFA | 6 Comments

American Airlines and Qantas are finally able to forge an expanded alliance more than four years after first announcing plans to work closer together on trans-Pacific routes.