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Electric jet – 30 years of the Airbus A320
/ | 10 Comments on Electric jet – 30 years of the Airbus A320When the Airbus A320 first took flight in 1987, how many observers realised they were watching the maiden voyage of one of the most successful aircraft of all time? Thirty years later, nearly 11,000 A320 family aircraft in four variants have been produced on four assembly lines in four countries on three continents, with Airbus
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Australian Operation Okra Air Combat Mission to end
/ | 11 Comments on Australian Operation Okra Air Combat Mission to endAir combat operations against ISIS by the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Task Group (ATG) under Operation Okra have ended, with the strike element of the ATG to return home to Australia in January, Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday. The current rotation of six F/A-18F Super Hornets, one E-7A Wedgetail and a KC-30A
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Australian Aviation podcast launched
/ | 3 Comments on Australian Aviation podcast launchedIn our very first podcast we speak with long-time Australian Aviation managing editor Gerard Frawley and new publisher and owner Christian ‘Boo’ Boucousis about the magazine’s 40-year history and its exciting plans for the future.
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Frequentis to demonstrate digital air traffic control tower to Airways New Zealand
/Technology provider Frequentis will demonstrate its digital air traffic control tower to New Zealand’s air traffic manager Airways New Zealand. The demonstration would “assess how the technology could improve visualisation during persistent weather issues, extend the hours of air services at regional locations and in turn improve the effectiveness of airport operations as well as
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NZ offshoot pays dividends for Qantas
/ | 3 Comments on NZ offshoot pays dividends for QantasQantas received a NZ$32.6 million (A$29.86 million) dividend from its New Zealand offshoot, Jetconnect, accounts filed with the New Zealand Companies Office show. The accounts also show Qantas received a NZ$1.8 million (A$1.65 million) dividend from its New Zealand Jetstar operations. The financial report of Qantas’s New Zealand operations come as Qantas pilots protest plans
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Australia's competition watchdog puts airlines on notice over fees
| 4 Comments on Australia's competition watchdog puts airlines on notice over feesAustralia’s competition watchdog says the “excessive” fees airlines impose when passengers cancel flights is a major cause of complaint among the travelling public and a potential breach of the nation’s consumer laws. The findings were part of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) report, Airline: Terms and Conditions, published on Wednesday. ACCC chairman Rod
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