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Mitsubishi buys Bombardier’s regional jet program
/ | 1 Comment on Mitsubishi buys Bombardier’s regional jet programJapanese giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has agreed to pay Canada’s Bombardier US$500 million for the CRJ regional jet program.
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HARS plans November arrival for John Travolta Boeing 707: Reports
/ | 3 Comments on HARS plans November arrival for John Travolta Boeing 707: ReportsAn ex-Qantas Boeing 707 owned by John Travolta is expected to be flown from the actor’s home in the US to Australia in November, media reports say.
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Star Alliance sharpens digital focus
/ | 2 Comments on Star Alliance sharpens digital focusStar Alliance chief executive Jeffrey Goh says the alliance is harnessing the power of digital technology to give passengers a seamless travel experience.
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ATSB releases final report into 2018 dozing pilot incident
/The ATSB has released its final report into a November 8 2018 incident where a pilot fell asleep at the controls and overshot his intended destination.
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Thai AirAsia X touches down in Brisbane
/ | 5 Comments on Thai AirAsia X touches down in BrisbaneLow-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X has started nonstop flights to Brisbane, with the inaugural service touching down on Wednesday, June 26 2019.
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Father of the Airbus A300B, Roger Béteille, dies aged 97
/ | 1 Comment on Father of the Airbus A300B, Roger Béteille, dies aged 97Frenchman Roger Béteille, the driving force behind Airbus’s first commercial aircraft the A300B, died on June 14 2019. He was 97.
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