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BUDGET 2017 – Govt funds Western Sydney Airport Corporation
/ | 13 Comments on BUDGET 2017 – Govt funds Western Sydney Airport CorporationIt seems to have been coming forever but now the government is stumping up funds to make the the proposed Western Sydney Airport a reality. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the Commonwealth will create a government-owned company in the next financial year charged with ensuring the airport at Badgerys Creek is operational in less than a
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BUDGET 2017 – F-35 flying hours increase
/ | 16 Comments on BUDGET 2017 – F-35 flying hours increaseWe don’t actually have any F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft based in Australia yet and won’t until the end of next year. But already our two aircraft in the US, part of the international training unit, are accruing substantial flying hours, 500 in 2016-17 and 752 scheduled for 2017-18, the Budget Papers for 2017-18 show.
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Etihad’s James Hogan to depart July 1
| 3 Comments on Etihad’s James Hogan to depart July 1Etihad Aviation Group has confirmed its Australian-born chief executive James Hogan will leave on July 1 2017 as the search for his permanent replacement nears its conclusion. The company said in a statement on Monday it had promoted chief people and performance officer Ray Gammell to the position of interim chief executive, effective immediately. Gammell,
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RNZAF eases NH90 flying restrictions
/The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has eased flying restrictions on its fleet of eight NH90s three weeks after an engine failure resulted in one of the medium utility helicopters making an emergency landing. A NH90 had just departed Woodburne Air Force base with nine people on board en route back to its base at
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Australia and Fiji expand air services agreement
/ | 11 Comments on Australia and Fiji expand air services agreementAustralian and Fiji flag carriers will be able to add more seats between the two countries thanks to an expanded air services agreement. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said Australia and Fiji have agreed to increase passenger capacity by 10 per cent and double the available freight allowance, noting the increases had been
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CHC secures Navy SAR contract
/ | 6 Comments on CHC secures Navy SAR contractCHC Group will provide search and rescue (SAR), aeromedical evacuation (AME) and crash response services for the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Albatross, Nowra under an interim 15-month contract. The company said on Monday it had deployed an AW139 helicopter to Nowra from its global pool of SAR assets to fulfil the contract. The aircraft
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