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AuthorUpgrade for Perth’s ILS begins
August 24, 2012 0 commentThe instrument landing system for Perth Airport’s main runway will receive an overhaul starting this week. The work will include the replacement of the localiser antenna arrays at each end of runway 03/21. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please
Read moreCathay names new GM for SW Pacific
August 24, 2012 0 commentCathay Pacific has named Dominic Perret its new general manager for the southwest Pacific. Mr Perret was formerly the airline’s manager of corporate sales based in Hong Kong. He replaces Dane Cheng, who takes over as general manager for China. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Read moreAnalysis – For Qantas Int’l, the future is looking smaller all the time
August 23, 2012 35 commentThe most extreme interpretation of Qantas’s decision to cancel 35 firm orders for Boeing 787 Dreamliners is that the move represents a step toward the inevitable end of the Flying Kangaroo’s iconic overseas services. Saddled with a high legacy cost base and obvious geographic disadvantages – the thinking here goes – Qantas simply cannot compete
Read moreGriffith partners with Cathay Pacific on cadet program
August 23, 2012 0 commentGriffith University has entered into an agreement with Cathay Pacific that will give its aviation students an opportunity to secure a position in Cathay’s Advance Entry Cadet program. The airline sponsored 32-week course will commence when successful students obtain their Commercial Pilots Licence and have met required hours under Hong Kong licensing regulations. This content
Read moreGovt ups accident compensation cap
August 23, 2012 0 commentThe federal government has introduced legislation that would increase the payout available to air accident victims – and the mandatory insurance domestic airlines are required to carry. The Aviation Legislation Amendment increases the cap on payments to passengers injured on domestic flights from $500,000 to $750,000. Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the change would
Read moreUnited 787 takes first test flight
August 23, 2012 0 commentUnited Airlines’s first 787 Dreamliner has taken its maiden production flights as Boeing prepares to deliver the aircraft at the end of September. The 787 took off from Boeing’s Paine Field in Washington state on Sunday and made a three hour flight around the Seattle area as part of planned tests of the aircraft’s controls
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