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New plans take off for Growler aircraft facility upgrades

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February 19, 2024
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The works will take place in both Amberley, Queensland and Delamere, Northern Territory; and are expected to deliver new and upgraded facilities for the operation of EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.

AMSL Aero to modify Vertiia electric VTOLs for firefighting

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February 19, 2024
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The funding from the Cooperative Research Centres’ Projects program will be used to create a method for using remotely-piloted electric VTOLs for aerial firefighting, modify a prototype Vertiia, ensure regulatory requirements are met, and test the Vert…

Asiana to double weekly seasonal Melbourne flights in July

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February 19, 2024
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Starting on 2 July and running to 2 September, Asiana will operate four weekly return A350-900 flights between Seoul and Melbourne, up from the two weekly flights in its current seasonal service, which is set to end this month.

The force multipliers we need are everywhere around us

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February 19, 2024
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All the changes from CASA’s aircraft register, as analysed by Hannah Dowling. This issue two CA-18s swap hands and firefighting aircraft arrive

Baggage glitch hits Qantas domestic flights at Brisbane

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February 19, 2024
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The airport advised Qantas domestic passengers on Monday morning that they may be impacted by the technical fault, which has not affected international passengers or those travelling on other domestic airlines.

E195 strikes antenna array in Belgrade, makes emergency return

February 19, 2024
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A Marathon Airlines E195 operating for AirSerbia struck the ILS array for runway 12R while departing Belgrade’s runway 30L. The aircraft returned safely to Belgrade […]

Striking Network Aviation pilots ask to meet QantasLink boss

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February 19, 2024
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The Australian Federation of Air Pilots, which last week announced work stoppages would continue for six days, voted for an extra day of industrial action to start a minute past midnight on Thursday 22 February. More than 90 per cent of Network pilots …

Mosquito Confirmed At Warbirds Over Wanaka

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February 19, 2024
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On Sunday, February 19, 2024, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow announced that one of the world’s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft will take part in its Easter 2024 airshow. The ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito […]

The Making of Masters of the Air: Hero Prop Paperwork

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February 18, 2024
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By Taigh Ramey. Once again, thanks to well-known warbird expert Taigh Ramey, we can take you behind the scenes with the current Apple TV+ Masters of the Air series. Here Taigh gives us this insight […]

Sea Fury Sawbones Sold to Australia

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February 18, 2024
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By Zac Yates Australia will soon have a flying Hawker Sea Fury for the first time in close to a decade as the crowd favorite Reno racer Sawbones has been purchased by warbird and aerobatic […]