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Meet Jasper, the face of the RAAF’s new STEM engagement initiative
/ | 2 Comments on Meet Jasper, the face of the RAAF’s new STEM engagement initiativeAs part of its strategy to engage more girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based subjects and career paths, the RAAF has launched a new initiative based around a character named Jasper.
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Parliamentary inquiry calls for ban on PFAS-based firefighting foams
/A parliamentary committee says a coordinator-general is needed to deal with the issue of PFAS chemicals used in fire-fighting equipment on military air bases.
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Melbourne Avalon cuts ribbon on new international terminal
| 7 Comments on Melbourne Avalon cuts ribbon on new international terminalMinister for Foreign Affairs Senator Marise Payne officially opened Melbourne Avalon Airport’s new international terminal on Sunday, December 02 2018.
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Fiji Airways takes first Boeing 737 MAX 8
/ | 10 Comments on Fiji Airways takes first Boeing 737 MAX 8Fiji Airways has become the first Boeing 737 MAX operator in Oceania after taking delivery of 737 MAX 8 DQ-FAB on November 30.
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Japan to order 100 more F-35s?
/ | 6 Comments on Japan to order 100 more F-35s?Japan reportedly plans to order a mix of 100 Lockheed Martin F-35As and Bs to add to the 42 F-35As it already has in service or on order.
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Technology shaping the airports of the future
/ | 2 Comments on Technology shaping the airports of the futureIn this November 2018 story from Australian Aviation magazine, John Walton looks at how technology will radically change the airport experience.
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