| September 2008 issue out now |
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| We profile RAAF C-17 operations from page 40. (WOFF Ray Bennell/RAAF) |
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MILITARY AVIATION
UNDER PRESSURE – Growing pains at Williamtown/Newcastle.
BIG MOVER – RAAF airlift upsizes to the C-17 era.
FINCASTLE ’08 – Flying a RAAF AP-3C ISR mission.
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION & THE AIRLINES
UPDATE – Virgin Blue, Qantas cut growth plans as fuel continues to hurt.
INTERVIEW – Pat Shanahan, 787 VP & GM.
UPDATE – Aviation and the emissions trading scheme.
REGIONAL ROO – Development and growth at QantasLink.
ATR IN SERVICE – Breaking into a Dash 8 stronghold.
SHARP AIRLINES – Victoria’s regional airline secret.
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GENERAL & RECREATIONAL AVIATION
AIRCRAFT CENSUS – Types on the Australian VH register.
AIRTEST – Boomerang – The return of the Australian two-seat trainer.
Plus our regular columns, NOTAM, Newsdesk, Traffic, Warbirds, Rotor Torque, Defence Update, Aerial Ag, Debrief, Right Hand Seat, From The Regions, Yesteryear, Civil Aircraft Register Update, and Contrails.
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| Australian Aviation Express |
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Monday August 25 2008 |
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
BIG OVERHAUL AT HdH
4TH F-35 ROLLS OUTRECORD
QANTAS PROFIT AS GREGG DEPARTS
VB's BUMPY OUTLOOK
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COMMERCIAL
* BOEING TO CONSOLIDATE 787 WORK AT FISHERMANS BEND: Boeing will move a large proportion of its aircraft fabrication and repair work in Australia from its Hawker de Havilland (HdH) facility in Melbourne in the coming months to make room for an expected ramp up in 787 Dreamliner production. (Read More) |
MILITARY
* FOURTH F-35 ROLLED OUT: The fourth F-35 Lightning II JSF to be built, a STOVL F-35B, rolled out of Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility on August 16. (Read More)
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AIRLINES
* QANTAS SCORES MASSIVE PROFIT LIFT, UNCERTAIN ON YEAR AHEAD: Qantas lifted its net profit by 44.1 per cent to $970 million for the 2007/08 financial year, but has warned that it is unlikely to achieve the same level of profitability in the next year, despite being well placed to ride out more fuel price hikes. (Read More)
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AIRLINES
* VIRGIN BLUE PROFIT PLUNGES AS FUEL CUTS BOTTOM LINE: Virgin Blue has posted a 54.6 per cent fall in full year profit for the 2007/08 financial year as higher fuel prices and overcapacity hit the ‘new world' carrier. (Read More)
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