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Facial recognition trial saving time at Brisbane Airport
/ | 4 Comments on Facial recognition trial saving time at Brisbane AirportTechnology provider SITA says trials of facial recognition technology at Brisbane Airport have shown a 70 per cent reduction in processing times for boarding and checkin. In March, Air New Zealand, Brisbane Airport and SITA commenced an Australia first trial featuring the use of facial recognition technology at checkin and at the boarding gate. Under
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Qatar F-15QA contract signed
| 5 Comments on Qatar F-15QA contract signedThe USAF has contracted Boeing under a Foreign Military Sales arrangement to manufacture 36 new F-15QA fighters for Qatar. The US6.1bn (A$7.8bn) contract is somewhat less than the estimated US$21bn (A$27bn) deal that was approved by the US State Department in November 2016, but may just represent a first tranche. That previous approval included provision
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USMC F-35Bs heading to Middle East – report
| 3 Comments on USMC F-35Bs heading to Middle East – reportUS Marine Corps F-35Bs will make their combat debut in the Central Command area of operations in the next few months, a report on marinecorpstimes.com says. The aircraft have been embarked on two assault ships attached to two Marine expeditionary units (MEUs). The 31st MEU with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp is en route
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Regional Express named as preferred tenderer for WA regulated air route
/ | 5 Comments on Regional Express named as preferred tenderer for WA regulated air routeRegional Express (Rex) is set to expand its presence in Western Australia in 2018 after being announced as the preferred tenderer for a state government regulated air route. The WA Department of Transport said it had nominated Rex as the preferred airline for Perth-Canarvon-Monkey Mia services. The route is currently operated by Skippers Aviation, with
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FlyPelican to start Sydney-Taree flights
/ | 4 Comments on FlyPelican to start Sydney-Taree flightsRegional carrier FlyPelican plans to add a third nonstop route out of Sydney with nonstop flights to Taree starting on Monday January 29. The Sydney-Taree service will be operated with 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft and run two times a day, FlyPelican said in a statement. The flight time is one hour, compared with four hours
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Boeing inks contract for first KC-46A for Japan
/ | 10 Comments on Boeing inks contract for first KC-46A for JapanA contract for the first of up to four KC-46A tankers for Japan has been awarded to Boeing by the USAF. The US$289m (A$370m) contract is a fixed price amount for a single aircraft for the Japanese Air Self Defence Force, the first international sale of the USAF’s new 767-based tanker. The amount includes non-recurring
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