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All Nippon Airways keen to lift profile in Australia
/ | 13 Comments on All Nippon Airways keen to lift profile in AustraliaJapan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has teamed up with chef Adam Liaw as it seeks to increase its awareness in Australia and considers adding additional flights to this part of the world. Australians’ deepening love affair with Japan has led to a resurgence in the Australia-Japan market, with government figures showing the number of travellers
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ATSB releases Jetstar tail strike report
/ | 5 Comments on ATSB releases Jetstar tail strike reportThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its report into a tail strike incident involving a Jetstar Airbus A320 taking off from Melbourne on May 11 2016. The tail strike, which occurred when a cadet pilot applied an excessive sidestick input during rotation, took place on Jetstar Airbus A320 VH-VGF which was departing Melbourne
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US approves MH-60R Romeo upgrades
/ | 2 Comments on US approves MH-60R Romeo upgradesThe United States has approved a possible upgrade program for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) MH-60R multi-mission helicopter fleet under an estimated US$360 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) deal. The Australian Government has requested a possible 10-year upgrade program for the RAN’s 24 MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on
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Australian Aviation celebrates 40th anniversary
/ | 19 Comments on Australian Aviation celebrates 40th anniversaryAustralian Aviation is celebrating 40 years as Australia’s leading aviation magazine with the release of our specially-themed September 2017 edition. The very first issue of Australian Aviation, then known as Australian Aviation and Defence Review, was published in September 1977. To celebrate 40 years of magazine publishing the September 2017 edition features a range of
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Going the distance – celebrating 40 years of Australian Aviation
/ | 2 Comments on Going the distance – celebrating 40 years of Australian Aviation“Remarkably, as the first edition of AADR was going to press I really became concerned that there would be nothing to put in next year’s edition! Maybe I had already written about all there was to report on in the foreseeable future and there was nothing more to cover?” These were the words of Australian
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Korean Air first operator of Boeing 747-8I to Australia
/ | 12 Comments on Korean Air first operator of Boeing 747-8I to AustraliaKorean Air has become the first airline to operate the latest passenger variant of Boeing’s evergreen 747 to Australia. The Skyteam alliance member’s Boeing 747-8I HL7642 touched down at Sydney Airport in the early hours of Saturday morning as KE121 from Seoul Incheon. The aircraft was on the ground for about one hour and 40
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