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RAAF Hawks back flying after three-week grounding due to engine issue
| 1 Comment on RAAF Hawks back flying after three-week grounding due to engine issueThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet of 33 BAE Systems Hawk 127 Lead-in Fighter Trainers are back flying after being grounded for three weeks following an “engine issue” during a training flight.
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From the archives: Singapore Airlines farewells the 747
/ | 3 Comments on From the archives: Singapore Airlines farewells the 747This story from the Australian Aviation archives comes from May 2012, when Geoffrey Thomas wrote on the retirement of the Boeing 747 at Singapore Airlines.
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The Joyce choice: Qantas’s Project Sunrise evaluation
/ | 8 Comments on The Joyce choice: Qantas’s Project Sunrise evaluationIn this feature story from the May 2019 edition of Australian Aviation, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says Project Sunrise will be like any other fleet decision.
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Alliance Airlines to grow Darwin base
/ | 3 Comments on Alliance Airlines to grow Darwin baseAlliance Airlines says it will add three more aircraft to its Darwin base and recruit additional staff in response to growing demand from the tourism and mining sector.
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Qantas, Virgin Australia to help design and plan Western Sydney Airport
| 4 Comments on Qantas, Virgin Australia to help design and plan Western Sydney AirportThe Qantas and Virgin Australia airline groups have signed a memorandum of understanding to help plan and design the new Western Sydney Airport.
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