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Lockheed Martin to export Australian over-the-horizon radar technology to the US Navy

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The US government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia to provide high frequency over-the-horizon radar technology to the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in a move that reinforces Australia’s status as a provider of world-leading radar technology, the company stated. This technology is the result of a partnership between Lockheed Martin Australia and Adelaide-based high-powered amplifier

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Boeing wins five-year CH-47F maintenance contract

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Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $20 million to provide maintenance to the Army’s new fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters at Townsville. “The contract integrates defence industry and Australian Defence Force workforces to provide an efficient, flexible and effective maintenance team for Australia’s Chinook helicopter capability,” Minister for

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Living in the age of airplanes. (National Geographic Studios)

Living in the Age of Airplanes. More than a movie

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At the opening of the film, Living in the Age of Airplanes, narrator Harrison Ford suggests that you “leave behind everything you know about airplanes”. While this may seem at odds with the title, it is indeed sage advice, for only with a blank canvas can one truly appreciate the significance of this film. We

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Air Niugini serves Sydney with Boeing 737-800s. (Rob Finlayson)

Qantas and Air Niugini secure partial approval for expanded codeshare on Australia-PNG routes

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Qantas and Air Niugini have won a partial victory in their request for an expanded codeshare agreement on Australia-Papua New Guinea routes. Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved the arrangements between the two carriers to codeshare on the Sydney-Port Moresby route (operated by Air Niugini) and Brisbane-Port Moresby route (operated by both Qantas

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The first Airbus A350-900 commercial service to Australia prepares to touch down at Adelaide Airport. (Seth Jaworski)

Adelaide wins bid to host 3,000 delegate 2019 World Routes conference

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Australia will host the World Routes conference for the first time in 2019 when the event and its 3,000 delegates head to Adelaide for the three-day forum. The event, which aims to develop new air services by bringing together representatives from airlines, airports and tourism bodies, among others, is expected to be held in September, and

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Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPE takes off from Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport bound for Shanghai. (Lenn Bayliss)

From the Surat Basin to Shanghai: Wellcamp charter takes off for China

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Sunday saw the first international passenger flight out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, a milestone not only for the privately-owned airport but for Toowoomba and the surrounding region. Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPA operated the one-off charter to Shanghai, organised by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) business group, carrying about 200 delegates to participate in a five-day AccessChina ’16 business

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