Qantas Group news In this issue we report the departure of a Qantas 747-400 and two Qantas 767-300ERs which were in storage. Qantas withdrew 747-438 VH‑OJI Longreach from service in Sydney on June 22 after the aircraft operated QF22/21 from Narita. On June 27 VH-OJI, its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed, departed Sydney as QF6021

Bell’s 525 Relentless flies Bell Helicopters’ fly-by-wire 525 Relentless made its first flight on July 1 from the company’s assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas, about six months later than planned due in part due to supply chain issues. The 525’s first flight test started with a taxi test and ground manoeuvring before lifting off into

RAAF eyes multi-INT Triton for maritime patrol and other surveillance roles Australia is keen to acquire the multiple-intelligence (multi-INT) configuration of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will boast capabilities akin to those of the US Navy’s EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance aircraft. According to US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) principal deputy program

Back in the late 1990s state-owned Garuda Indonesia was one of the region’s basket cases. Deep in debt and near bankrupt, the carrier’s operations were mired in corruption, cronyism and nepotism, not to mention its dismal safety reputation. It has taken some time but today the Jakarta-based flag carrier is pulling in awards, making money