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First RAAF female fast jet pilots on track to fly the JSF
/ | 6 Comments on First RAAF female fast jet pilots on track to fly the JSFThe RAAF is on track to have as many as half a dozen female fast jet fighter pilots in time to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter when it enters service early next decade, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies has said. Currently there is one woman training to become a fast jet
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United upbeat on Australian routes
/ | 2 Comments on United upbeat on Australian routesUnited’s improved on-board offering and the use of Boeing 787-9s on all Australian and New Zealand services will ensure the airline remains competitive amid new carriers and new services in the market, a senior executive from the airline says. The Australia-US market is currently in a period of expansion, with American Airlines commencing its own flights
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RAAF’s AOSG becomes Air Warfare Centre
/ | 6 Comments on RAAF’s AOSG becomes Air Warfare CentreThe RAAF has formally stood up the Air Warfare Centre, a key element of its Plan Jericho transformation plan, during a ceremony at RAAF Base Edinburgh on February 25. Air Warfare Centre (AWC) replaces the former Aerospace Operational Support Group (or AOSG) and achieved an initial operational capability (IOC) on January 11. “The future of the
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Deniliquin Council links up with Wellcamp
/Deniliquin Council hopes to upgrade its local airport to establish a regional freight hub in the NSW Riverina and begin sending goods the world via Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba. The council is looking for government funding to support construction of a 2,000m runway at Deniliquin Airport, which currently has a 1,200m asphalt runway
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Tigerair chooses CloudStore IFE system for 737 Bali flights
/Passengers on board Tigerair Australia’s flights to Bali due to start at the end of March will enjoy streaming inflight movies and television programs delivered via the Cloudstore by Arconics software platform. Tigerair has chosen to go its own way with the wireless delivery of content from media servers already fitted on board the aircraft
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American, Qantas say Hawaiian stands “virtually alone” in opposing proposed alliance
/ | 1 Comment on American, Qantas say Hawaiian stands “virtually alone” in opposing proposed allianceAmerican Airlines and Qantas says Hawaiian Airlines is “virtually alone” in its objection to their joint-venture alliance on trans-Pacific routes and rejected calls for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to place conditions on their proposed tie-up. American and Qantas’s application for anti-trust immunity is currently before the US DOT, which said in February its
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