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Qantas’s Boeing 737-800 retrojet headed to Longreach over the weekend as part of a charity flight raising funds for drought affected Western Queensland. The ‘Retro Roo’, VH-XZP, touched down at Longreach just after 1000 local time on Saturday carrying a full load of 168 passengers who each paid $737 for the day trip from Sydney
Organisers of February’s Australian International Airshow at Avalon say the 2015 event attracted almost 170,000 visitors and delivered a $146 million boost to the Victorian economy. Airshow chief executive Ian Honnery said the figures highlighted the strong “pulling power” of the event, which combined spectacular flying displays and an array of advanced military hardware, corporate
Australia is to acquire two further Airbus KC-30A tanker-transports, taking the RAAF’s fleet to seven, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has announced. “The two additional KC-30A aircraft will be delivered in 2018 and provide a substantial increase to the air-to-air refuelling capacity of the RAAF,” Andrews said in a statement on Wednesday. This content is available
West Australian aviation enthusiasts, those keen to take the first step towards a career as a pilot or curious what flying an aircraft involves are invited to the Royal Aero Club of WA and WA Aviation College open day on Sunday May 24. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
British Airways has signed up actor Naomi Watts to help the airline celebrate its 80th anniversary of flights to Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this
From advanced military hardware to corporate jets to the 600 or so trade exhibitors, the Australian International Airshow promises to have something for everyone. This year will be the 12th airshow at Avalon Airport just outside Geelong in Victoria and airshow chief executive Ian Honnery says the program has been designed with everyone in mind, from the aviation enthusiast
