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Landslide win for new Virgin cabin crew enterprise agreement

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February 29, 2024
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Ninety per cent of employees approved the deal, which includes pay increases of between 14 and 18 per cent over three years, as well as an extra six days off per year, recognition for unpaid standby time, and overtime after nine hours.

Air New Zealand-Singapore partnership greenlit for 5 more years

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February 29, 2024
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As part of the deal, which began in 2015 and is now authorised until March 2029, the two airlines plan to operate a fourth daily seasonal Auckland–Singapore service from 27 October 2024 to 29 March 2025. The carriers say the partnership has grown NZ–Si…

A passion for flight

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February 29, 2024
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A factory near Hamilton Airport in New Zealand has been lovingly manufacturing aircraft for more than 70 years. But after a brutal COVID shutdown, NZAero has revived the project to return with a next-generation utility aircraft, the SuperPac 750XL-II.

Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration Update

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February 28, 2024
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By Richard Mallory Allnut Back in March 2017, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe NH341 made its first post-restoration flight following a three-year restoration with the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) in Duxford, England. The rebuild had seen the […]

Qantas crew ‘unnecessarily’ shut down engine on 737

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February 28, 2024
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An ATSB investigation concluded that crew onboard the aircraft noticed a fuel imbalance but misdiagnosed the cause of the problem.

Video Podcast: Project Sunrise delayed as Airbus issues bite Qantas

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February 28, 2024
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Jake and Adam discuss what it means for the Flying Kangaroo and whether this is just the start of more delays to badly needed new aircraft.

LifeFlight adds 3 new Leonardo AW139 helicopters

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February 28, 2024
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The Queensland-based aeromedical organisation is expanding its AW139 fleet to 16, with three other rotary and four fixed-wing aircraft also in its stable. The AW139s will be used to provide emergency medical services as well as search and rescue respon…

Exclusive: Bonza’s Flair planes will stay in Australia under dry lease

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February 28, 2024
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C-FLKC and C-FLHI have been renamed ‘Matilda’ and ‘Bruce’ respectively, and will be re-registered under Australian numbers as their Canadian crews go home. They will become the fifth and sixth proper members of the Bonza fleet, servicing the low-cost c…

Court awards $21k to former Qantas safety rep

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February 28, 2024
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The NSW District Court ordered the airline pay Theo Seremetidis $6,000 for economic loss and $15,000 for non-economic loss. It comes after Qantas was found guilty of unlawfully standing down Mr Seremetidis for a direction he gave to staff to cease clea…

USAAFHT Fundraiser to Preserve Part of Eighth Air Force Base

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February 28, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE The USAAF Heritage Trust (USAAFHT) is the result of a quest, extending back several years, to find a suitable location to create a heritage center for the USAAF in the United Kingdom during […]