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Mobil Oil Australia plans to boost jet fuel supplies to Melbourne Tullamarine through the construction of a new pipeline that will link its Yarraville fuel distribution terminal to the airport’s main fuel storage depot. The company said on Monday work on the 2.7km pipeline had commenced and would take 12 months to finish. BP, Caltex,

The peak bodies representing the aviation sector in Australia have called for the author of the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR) David Forsyth to take a look at what progress has been achieved since he handed down the report in June 2014 and what further recommendations are needed. The ASRR, which was commissioned by the

There were plenty of aircraft on static display and events around the exhibition centre to spark interest at the 2016 Singapore Airshow. Here is a sample of what caught Australian Aviation‘s eye during the week-long event. First, a look at Scoot’s Boeing 787-9 9V-OJF. Including a peek inside the flightdeck. And for the foodies, Scoot unveiled the

The RAAF has flown its final trial flight into Antarctica, wrapping up a series of proof of concept flights in support of the Australian Antarctic Division. The C-17 Globemaster heavy transport has flown into Wilkins Aerodrome five times since November, delivering cargo for Australia’s Antarctic program from Hobart Airport. Director General Air Operations Air Commodore Joe

A fourth aircraft has joined the flight test program for Gulfstream’s newest business jet the G500. The company said test aircraft T4, N504GS, had its maiden flight on on Saturday (US time), taking off from Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport at 0947, returning three hours and 17 minutes later. On board the business jet were test

Qantas says it is more than half way through the reconfiguration of its 28-strong Airbus A330 fleet with new business class seats and a refreshed economy cabin. So far, Qantas has completed eight of its 10 A330-300s, which are mainly used on international routes to Asia and Honolulu, plus nine of the smaller capacity A330-200s flying with