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Qantas plans Darwin-Hong Kong freighter service
/ | 3 Comments on Qantas plans Darwin-Hong Kong freighter serviceQantas plans to operate a once-weekly freighter service from Darwin to Hong Kong that can transport fresh produce from Australia’s Top End to Asia’s supermarket shelves and dining tables. The proposed service has been scheduled to take off in late August with Boeing 767-300F equipment departing Darwin on Sunday night, Qantas said on Wednesday. The
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CASA defends record on general aviation
/ | 1 Comment on CASA defends record on general aviationAustralia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has defended its record in relation to general aviation and called on those questioning its commitment to the sector to look at its recent actions. Writing in the July edition of The CASA Briefing, acting chief executive and director of aviation safety Graeme Crawford noted the recent debate about
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Embraer reports 28 E-jet deliveries in Q2 2018
Embraer says it delivered 28 commercial aircraft in the second quarter of calendar 2018, 11 fewer aircraft compared with the prior corresponding period. The deliveries in the three months to June 30 2018 comprised one E170, 20 E175s, two E190s, two E195s and three E190-E2s, Embraer said on July 20. The second quarter performance brings
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Fly Corporate to serve Dubbo from Brisbane and Melbourne
/ | 4 Comments on Fly Corporate to serve Dubbo from Brisbane and MelbourneRegional airline Fly Corporate is adding Dubbo to its route network with plans to serve the NSW Central West city from Brisbane and Melbourne Essendon. The airline will operate six flights a week on the Dubbo-Brisbane route from August 7, while twice weekly Dubbo-Melbourne Essendon services are set to commence on September 28. Both routes
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Qantas names Hong Kong as 787-9’s first Asian route
/ | 7 Comments on Qantas names Hong Kong as 787-9’s first Asian routeQantas has scheduled Hong Kong as the first Asian destination with its Boeing 787-9 fleet, with flights to the Special Administrative Region to begin in mid-December. The first 787-9 service to Hong Kong is due to take off on December 13 2018, when the aircraft replaces the Airbus A330 on Qantas’s daily Melbourne-Hong Kong service
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Airlines to need 635,000 new pilots over next 20 years: Boeing
/ | 14 Comments on Airlines to need 635,000 new pilots over next 20 years: BoeingBoeing says the commercial airline industry will require 635,000 new pilots over the next 20 years in response to a doubling of the fleet and record demand for air travel. The figure was included in Boeing’s 2018-2037 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook published at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Monday (US time). It is down slightly
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