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Tourism boom and rise of the middle class to spur growth in Australia, NZ and South Pacific: Airbus
/Airbus has upgraded its assessment of the likely number of passenger aircraft serving Australia, New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific over the next two decades as the lift in tourism and the rise of the middle class enables more people to take to the skies. The total number of aircraft flying within,
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Airbus puts forward A350-900ULR for Qantas's Project Sunrise
| 19 Comments on Airbus puts forward A350-900ULR for Qantas's Project SunriseAirbus is pitching its its A350-900ULR (ultra-long range) variant for Qantas’ proposed nonstop flights from Australia’s east coast to New York and London as part of the airline’s “Project Sunrise”. Project Sunrise – the name is a nod to the “Double Sunrise” flights Qantas operated between Perth and Sri Lanka using Catalinas in WW2 –
Read moreAirbus puts forward A350-900ULR for Qantas’s Project Sunrise
/ | 19 Comments on Airbus puts forward A350-900ULR for Qantas’s Project SunriseAirbus is pitching its its A350-900ULR (ultra-long range) variant for Qantas’ proposed nonstop flights from Australia’s east coast to New York and London as part of the airline’s “Project Sunrise”. Project Sunrise – the name is a nod to the “Double Sunrise” flights Qantas operated between Perth and Sri Lanka using Catalinas in WW2 –
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RFDS SE celebrates remote airstrip upgrades
/The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) South Eastern Section says recent upgrades to remote airports and aerodromes will enable it to access more people in need of medical care. The improvements are part of the federal government’s Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program, which offers funding for improvements to airfields in isolated communities. The scheme was allocated
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Virgin Australia to launch new mobile apps in 2018
/ | 3 Comments on Virgin Australia to launch new mobile apps in 2018Virgin Australia boss Rob Sharp says the airline plans to launch new mobile apps in 2018 as part of efforts to help passengers “fly smart”. Sharp, the group executive for Virgin Australia airlines, told an Association of Corporate Travel Executives/CAPA – Centre for Aviation conference in Sydney there would be a new Virgin Australia app
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Japanese Kawasaki C-2 airlifter makes flying visit
/ | 27 Comments on Japanese Kawasaki C-2 airlifter makes flying visitA Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Kawasaki C-2 airlifter has visited RAAF Bases Amberley and Richmond just weeks after the type made its international airshow in Dubai. The twin-jet airlifter visited Australia en route to New Zealand, where the type is under consideration for the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s future air mobility requirement to
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