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Rolls-Royce to accelerate electric aircraft design
/Rolls-Royce is developing what it says will be the world’s fastest electric aircraft.
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Colour party – BAE and the ADF prepare to farewell the ‘Plastic Parrot’
/Soon the CT-4 will end ADF service for a second time, with the final RAAF and Navy basic flying course winding up in February and the final, single service class of Army pilots finishing up next October.
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US start-up ‘Moxy’, JetBlue ink deals for 120 Airbus A220s
/ | 3 Comments on US start-up ‘Moxy’, JetBlue ink deals for 120 Airbus A220sAirbus now holds more than 500 firm orders for its A220 narrowbody twin after inking separate deals with JetBlue and a US start-up led by JetBlue founder David Neeleman for 60 A220-300s each.
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Updated – Tigerair pilots launch industrial action
/ | 22 Comments on Updated – Tigerair pilots launch industrial actionTigerair Australia pilots have commenced protected industrial action, which the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) union says could result in flight cancellations and disruptions.
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TBT – X marks the spot, Boeing launches the 777X
/ | 2 Comments on TBT – X marks the spot, Boeing launches the 777XPerhaps the 777X can be described as the art of perfection – the perfect combination of reliable systems and the best of proven new technology.
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RAAF to bolster AIM-9X stocks
/ | 1 Comment on RAAF to bolster AIM-9X stocksAustralia has ordered 49 Raytheon AIM-9X Block II+ infrared air-to-air missiles (AAMs) as part of a larger foreign military sales (FMS) block buy through the US Navy.
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