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Tiger Airways will return to Adelaide with twice daily flights from Melbourne starting in November. Promotional fares are on sale on the budget carrier’s website through Thursday starting at $19.95. Visitors can also vote on where they want Tiger to fly to next. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

A winged version of Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon’s glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests at a US facility in June, Boeing said in a statement. Developed in partnership with the Commonwealth of Australia, the 500-pound JDAM

Eurocopter has signed an agreement with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone to explore the creation of a completion facility for its AS350 Ecureuil family of light helicopters in the Chinese city. The deal for the Ecureuil completion and customisation centre was signed at a ceremony marking the completion of the 100th Airbus A320 produced at

Regional Express pulled in record profits last financial year but has warned of tougher times ahead as it deals with the cost of the carbon tax. Rex reported a net profit of $25.5 million for the year ending June 30, up 45 per cent, on the back of an increase in fly-in, fly-out services for

Etihad Airways has doubled its stake in alliance partner Virgin Australia to 10 per cent, buying 221 million shares on the open market in the six weeks since it received clearance from the federal regulator. “Our small equity stake reflects the strong working relationship of both airlines and again demonstrates our enduring commitment to the

The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a study looking at whether airlines can safely allow more widespread use of personal electronic devices during flights. Under current FAA rules, airlines must determine that electronic devices do not cause dangerous radio frequency interference in order to approve them for us during flight. Most airlines ban the