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Virgin Australia plans to add extra trans-Tasman flights from October
/ | 21 Comments on Virgin Australia plans to add extra trans-Tasman flights from OctoberVirgin Australia plans to launch two new trans-Tasman routes and add extra flights into and out of Auckland once its alliance with Air New Zealand ends in October. The two new routes are Sydney-Wellington – currently served only by Air New Zealand and Qantas – and Melbourne-Queenstown, which has nonstop service from Air New Zealand and Jetstar.
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Boeing 787-9 Trent 1000 Package C engines face further inspections
/Boeing 787 operators with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engines face potential further disruptions to their flight schedules after the engine maker announced the need for further checks due to issues with the powerplant’s turbine blades. Rolls-Royce said in a statement on April 13 the decision to carry out addition inspections, in addition to those
Read moreBoeing 787-9 Trent 1000 Package C engines face further inspections
/ | 8 Comments on Boeing 787-9 Trent 1000 Package C engines face further inspectionsBoeing 787 operators with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engines face potential further disruptions to their flight schedules after the engine maker announced the need for further checks due to issues with the powerplant’s intermediate pressure rotor blades. Rolls-Royce said in a statement on April 13 the decision to carry out addition inspections, in addition
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F-35 program completes design and development phase
/ | 21 Comments on F-35 program completes design and development phaseThe Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed the nearly 12-year System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. The final SDD test flight was conducted on April 11 at Naval Air Station Patuxent (PAX) River by F-35C development jet CF-2 which completed a loads data mission while carrying external 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint
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Army, Defence Innovation Hub select three small UASs for development
/ | 1 Comment on Army, Defence Innovation Hub select three small UASs for developmentThe Australian Army and the Defence Innovation Hub have awarded three innovation contracts to Australian industry and research organisations to develop a next generation Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) for consideration for Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B. The three contracts totalling $783,000 were selected as part of the new Special Notice platform trialled by
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Etihad Airways ending Perth-Abu Dhabi flights at the start of October
/Etihad Airways will cease nonstop flights between Perth and Abu Dhabi from October 1 2018. The end of its daily Perth flights will leave Etihad Airways with services to three Australian destinations – Brisbane (daily with Boeing 787-9s), Melbourne (twice daily with 787-9s and 777-300ERs) and Sydney (twice daily with Airbus A380s). An Etihad Airways spokesperson
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