Government approves P-8 purchase as its first defence acquisition decision On Friday February 21, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston announced that the government had approved the acquisition of eight Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2017 with all eight aircraft due by

P-8 confirmed, Triton progresses RAAF AP-3C Orion replacement plans firm up Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft is set to enter RAAF service from 2017 after the federal government approved the acquisition of eight and options on a further four. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott at Fairbairn Defence Establishment, Canberra Airport

No time machine to change Qantas fleet order – Joyce Random says: Just because the A380 works for Emirates doesn’t mean it’s necessarily the best option for Qantas. Emirates very handily finds itself geographically advantaged by through traffic as it can be halfway or so between a vast number of cities. This content is available