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Xiamen Airlines orders six 787s 27 Aug 2013 | 11:33 am
China’s Xiamen Airlines has become the lastest Chinese carrier to order the 787, having completed a transaction for six 787-8s. The deal potentially opens the way for Xiamen to operate the type to Aus...
US sells eight Apaches to Indonesia 27 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
The US will sell eight new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Indonesia in a deal that aims to further strengthen military relations between the countries. During a recent visit to Indonesia, US defe...
RAAF, RNZAF chiefs fly in A400M 27 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
The air force chiefs of Australia, New Zealand and the UK were given a demonstration flight in the Airbus Military A400M at the recent Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK. Pictured are ACM Sir An...
Asia Pacific passenger traffic continues to climb, but airfreight down 26 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Airlines of the Asia Pacific region continued to show solid gains during July, reporting a 6.6 per cent increase in traffic, equating to 19.5 million passengers. Data released by the Association of As...
Australian unmanned aircraft engine reaches new heights 26 Aug 2013 | 12:57 pm
An innovative Australian company that designs engines for unmanned aerial vehicles is carving out a successful niche in the global aviation market. Perth-based Orbital Corporation has won a third cont...
AirAsia X to launch double-daily services from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth 26 Aug 2013 | 10:38 am
AirAsia X is increasing flights to twice-daily flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Kuala Lumpur, in a move that will see it become Australia’s fourth largest foreign carrier by the end of 2013...
Next please… 25 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
The next Skywest Fokker 100 to be repainted in Virgin Australia livery – VH-FNR – arrived in Townsville on August 25. The aircraft, which arrived as VA9950 direct from Perth, taxied direct to the Flyi...
F-35C completes first inflight refuel with KC-135 25 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
An F-35 carrier variant refuelled from a USAF KC-135 for the first time on August 20. With the completion of this test, the F-35C joins the A and B models in proving that all three variants of the F-3...
ADF prepares for Exercise Koolendong 2013 25 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
Following the successful completion of Exercise Talisman Saber 2013, nearly 1,000 Australian Army and United States Marine Corps personnel are preparing to take part in Exercise Koolendong 2013, which...
First production Citation M2 takes flight 25 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Cessna has successfully flown its newest business jet, the Citation M2. During the almost two-hour flight, the M2 climbed to an altitude of 17,500ft and underwent a series of tests including the Garmi...
