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A 2016 file image of Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJU. (Seth Jaworski)

ATSB releases final report on Qantas 747 “stick shaker” incident

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Qantas has retrained its pilots for some stall recovery techniques following a “stick shaker” incident in 2017, the ATSB says.

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The crew of the Vickers Vimy that won the 1919 Great Air Race – Keith Smith, Ross, Smith, James Bennett and Walter Shiers. (State Library of South Australia)

1919 Great Air Race winners’ archive digitised

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The State Library of South Australia added 1919 Great Air Race winners Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith’s personal records to its digital collection.

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Qantas Boeing 787-9 VH-ZND operating the inaugural QF9 between Perth and London Heathrow. (Victor Pody)

Qantas CEO says Perth-London Heathrow flights prove western hub concept

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Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the first year of Boeing 787-9 Perth-London nonstop flights has proven the concept of a Western hub.

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Domestic capacity fell in September. (Seth Jaworski)

Airlines lobby group urges Productivity Commission to consider evidence

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Airlines for Australia and New Zealand has expressed a “profound sense of disappointment” with the Productivity Commission’s airports inquiry.

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A file image of an Airbus A320neo. (Airbus)

China signs purchase agreement for 300 Airbus aircraft

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China has signed a general terms agreement to purchase 290 Airbus A320 family aircraft and 10 A350 widebodies for the country’s airlines.

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A file image of a Bell 525 Relentless helicopter in flight. (Bell)

Bell 525 Relentless CT7-2F1 engine certified

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The Bell 525 Relentless’s GE Aviation CT7-2F1 engine has received its type certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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