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RAAF F-35A training systems delivered to Williamtown
/ | 12 Comments on RAAF F-35A training systems delivered to WilliamtownThe RAAF has taken delivery of two key training systems for its forthcoming F-35A Lightning II fighters. A weapons load trainer and an ejection systems maintenance trainer were delivered to RAAF Base Williamtown by an Antonov An-124 on May 2, and will be installed at the new Integrated Training Centre which is nearing completion at
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Making a sausage – Boeing’s plans for a tasty ‘new mid-market airplane’
/ | 32 Comments on Making a sausage – Boeing’s plans for a tasty ‘new mid-market airplane’Randy Tinseth remembers the first time he visited Tokyo Narita Airport. It was 1989 and there were Boeing 747s lined up as far as the eye could see. Fast forward a few years and those 747s had given way to Boeing’s latest widebody workhorse, the 777. When Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president of marketing visits
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Virgin Australia sets 50:50 gender target for pilot cadetships
/ | 54 Comments on Virgin Australia sets 50:50 gender target for pilot cadetshipsVirgin Australia says it is aiming to have a equal number of male and female pilots in its pilot cadetship program as part of efforts to boost the number of female pilots in its ranks. The airline group is planning for a 50:50 gender target as it opens applications for the 2019 intake, which will
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Aviator magazine joins the Australian Aviation family
/ | 2 Comments on Aviator magazine joins the Australian Aviation familyAustralia’s two leading aviation magazines are coming together under a common publisher for the first time with the acquisition of Aviator magazine by Aviator Media Pty Ltd, the publisher of Australian Aviation. The acquisition brings Aviator magazine and Australian Aviation, as well as Australian Defence Business Review (ADBR) magazine, which is published by sister company
Read moreATSB highlights importance of underwater escape training after EC135 crash
/ | 1 Comment on ATSB highlights importance of underwater escape training after EC135 crashA pilot who died in an accident off the West Australian coast in March had not completed a helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) course in more than nine years, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found. The accident took place on March 14 2018, when Eurocopter EC135 P2+ VH-ZGA crashed off the coast of
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Tigerair pilots call off industrial action after reaching "in-principle agreement"
/ | 1 Comment on Tigerair pilots call off industrial action after reaching "in-principle agreement"Unions representing pilots at Tigerair Australia have called off plans for industrial action after reaching an in-principle agreement with low-cost carrier (LCC) over a new employment contract. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), which represents about 75 per cent of Tigerair Australia pilots, said on Thursday the new enterprise agreement was agreed to late
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