10 Years Ago • Lockheed Martin received a US$1. 12 billion contract on December 5 to commence the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the USAF C-5A/B Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (REAP). The changes, which will enable the fleet to continue in service until 2040, include new General Electric CF6-80C2L1F engines on new

Qantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas and an A320 to Jetstar Asia, While Departing Was a Qantas 767-300er and a Qantas/jetconnect 737-400. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username

This has been another solid 12 months for bizjet deliveries to operators in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. In the period under review 24 aircraft were delivered while 10 were either sold overseas or were removed from the register, and as a result bizjet fleet numbers increased from 178 to 192.

Business aviation flying on track Having weathered the global financial crisis better than in other countries, Australia’s business aviation sector continues to perform relatively well given its modest base. “From where I sit, our sector in Australia is holding up very well because the Australian economy is holding up very well,” Australian Business Aviation Association