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Great Air Race 2019 cancelled
/ | 3 Comments on Great Air Race 2019 cancelledOrganisers of the Great Air Race for electric powered aircraft due to be held in November/December 2019 have been forced cancel event for safety reasons.
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From the archive: The Silk Road
/ | 1 Comment on From the archive: The Silk RoadThis March 2017 story from the Australian Aviation archives looks the first five years of SilkAir’s operations in Australia, which began with nonstop flights to Darwin in March 2012.
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Pilot training: problems and solutions
/ | 3 Comments on Pilot training: problems and solutionsThis story by Tom Ballantyne from the March 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the pilot training challenges facing the aviation industry.
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Singapore Airlines and SilkAir merger progresses with website integration
/ | 1 Comment on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir merger progresses with website integrationThe eventual retirement of the SilkAir brand has taken a very public step forward with visitors to the carrier’s website now directed to that of parent Singapore Airlines.
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Cobham Aviation Services wins new FIFO customer
/Cobham Aviation Services has added mining company Alliance Mineral Assets to its stable of fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) clients.
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Delta to fly retrofitted 777-200LR on Los Angeles-Sydney from April 5
/Delta will fly the Sydney-Los Angeles route with retrofitted 777-200LRs from April 5, offering a aligned cabin products with partner Virgin Australia.
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