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Illawarra to get nonstop flights to Brisbane and Melbourne (Essendon)
/ | 5 Comments on Illawarra to get nonstop flights to Brisbane and Melbourne (Essendon)Illawarra Regional Airport (IRA) will receive regular public transport (RPT) flights for the first time in close to a decade when Jetgo commences nonstop services to Melbourne and Brisbane from October 30. The regional carrier will offer nine flights a week to Melbourne Essendon and six flights a week to Brisbane with Embraer ERJ-135LR/140LR jets.
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Raytheon opens Customer Engagement Centre in Canberra
/ | 1 Comment on Raytheon opens Customer Engagement Centre in CanberraMinister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has participated in the official opening of Raytheon Australia’s next-generation Customer Engagement Centre at the company’s corporate headquarters in Canberra. Minister Pyne was joined by chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Company Dr Thomas A Kennedy and Raytheon Australia managing director Michael Ward. The new centre features a
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Qantas to establish Brisbane 787 base
/ | 17 Comments on Qantas to establish Brisbane 787 baseBrisbane Airport will be the home to four Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners by the end of 2018. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce announced on Tuesday his airline would base four of its soon-to-arrive 787-9s at Brisbane, which he said would open up potential new international routes from the Queensland capital. “We’ve said that initially our
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Qantas 787-9 to enter service in November on domestic routes, preliminary schedules show
/ | 12 Comments on Qantas 787-9 to enter service in November on domestic routes, preliminary schedules showQantas has filed preliminary flight schedules showing its soon-to-arrive Boeing 787-9 will operate domestic services from Melbourne to Perth and Sydney prior to commencing long-haul services to Los Angeles. The airline is due to take delivery of its first 787-9 in the middle of October, with an exact delivery date yet to be officially confirmed.
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Rex returns to profit, says outlook bright
/ | 9 Comments on Rex returns to profit, says outlook brightRegional Express (Rex) has swung back to profitability in 2016/17 and says it expects clearer skies ahead amid lower fuel prices and an improving local economy. The airline group reported statutory net profit after tax of $12.62 million for the 12 months to June 30 2017, a return to the black following a net loss
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New CEO for BAE Systems Australia
/BAE Systems Australia has named Gabrielle Costigan as its next chief executive officer to replace Glynn Phillips. Costigan, who was most recently CEO Asia for the Linfox International Group, is due to start with the company on October 2 and assume the role of CEO by March 2018, BAE Systems Australia announced. “Gabby has a
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