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Interview
INTERVIEW: Air Commander Australia Steve Roberton
In December 2018, the Royal Australian Air Force truly entered the era of the Lockheed Martin F-35, with the arrival of its first two examples.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Australia’s ageing regional fleet soldiers on
Across Australia's vast and far-flung regions, many people naturally rely on air transport to get around, and many of those services rely on ageing turboprops and regional jets. Indeed, Cirium's Fleets Analyzer shows that Australia's 300-strong regional aircraft fleet has an average age of just over 23 years.
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AVALON: Zephyr gears up for Australian payload work
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for a series of payload tests operating from the Western Australian town of Wyndham with its revolutionary Zephyr unmanned aircraft.
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AVALON: RAAF C-17s keep it cool on Antarctic missions
Boeing C-17 strategic transports operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are providing a heavy lift capability to the nation’s research mission in Antarctica.
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AVALON: Boeing eyes T-X opportunity in Australia
Boeing is positioning its T-X advanced jet trainer and its accompanying training system for a long-term requirement in Australia.
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AVALON: G600 makes downunder debut
The Gulfstream G600 business jet has made its first Australian appearance in the Avalon air show static park.
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Bombardier to expand Singapore bizjet support centre
Bombardier will quadruple the size of its Singapore Service Centre to handle growing aftermarket demand from business jet operators in Asia.
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Comac to ramp up ARJ21 production, open second assembly line
Comac will open a second assembly line for its ARJ21 regional jet this year, as it prepares to ramp up production of the type.
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Goyal and Etihad back Jet Airways revival plan
Jet Airways' two largest shareholders, chairman Naresh Goyal and Etihad Aviation Group, have backed the bank-led bailout plan for the struggling Indian airline.
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AVALON: Air Vanuatu orders four A220s
Air Vanuatu has ordered two Airbus A220-100s and two A220-300s, making it the launch customer for the A220 in the South Pacific.
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ST Aero inks 10-year MRO deal with North American carrier
ST Engineering Aerospace has inked an agreement with an unnamed "major" North American carrier to provide heavy maintenance services on a fleet of 160 narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
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PICTURES: Austrian goes back to the ‘80s with A320 retrojet
Austrian Airlines has joined the “retrojet” club with the introduction of an Airbus A320 adorned with the livery the carrier flew in the 1980s.
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PICTURE: Icelandair’s first 737 Max 9 arrives, leased from BOC
Icelandair has taken its first Boeing 737 Max 9, which has been delivered on lease from BOC Aviation.
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Rolls-Royce touts modernised Indiana factory for B-52 engine bid
Rolls-Royce plans to build its F130 turbine at a modernized factory in Indiana if selected by the US Air Force to replace the engines on the service’s fleet of Boeing B-52 bombers.
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Pilot error caused Light Attack Experiment crash: Investigators
US Air Force investigators have found that the fatal Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crash in June 2018 during the service’s Light Attack Experiment was caused by pilot error.
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DAE earnings jump amid AWAS integration
As Dubai Aerospace Enterprise strives for further investment-grade ratings, its full-year results benefited from the integration with AWAS, the Irish lessor it purchased in 2017.
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Yakutia plots resumption of international flights
Prospects of Yakutia Airlines resuming international services have improved after the carrier secured financial backing and is revamping its fleet.
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Rolls-Royce tests composite fan in Derby
Rolls-Royce has started ground tests of a composite fan system for its UltraFan future engine programme.
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EgyptAir plans new Washington DC flight
EgyptAir plans to begin new service to Washington Dulles International airport in June, its third North American destination.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Taking a lead at Aerogility
Alex Wenk is a technical lead and graduate trainer at Aerogility, a US-headquartered company that delivers maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and defence aerospace companies.