Fire Bombing Helicopter crash west of Brisbane. The unfortunate dangers of flying in conjunction with fighting fires.
Glad to see that the pilot survived.
http://go.newsfusion.com/aussies-news/item/8530763
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This will be a great step up from the current system in place thats 50yrs old. I'm sure that the USN & RAAF will put it to great use over the next many decades on the EA-18G's
https://theaviationist.com/2023/09/05/ngj-lb-l3harris/
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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/indonesia ... er-f-15ex/
If this is true, would this be the most potent fighter jet in SE Asia since the RAAF F-111 were retired?
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Bonza are using a wet lease provider due to aircraft shortage. I assume Alliance? imagine all FIFO flights operate during the day, which probably means, many aircraft parked at night & at xmas people will fly at almost any hour to save a few bucks, especially when have to multiply it by few fam...
Jump to postWon't be Alliance, not enough aircraft to spread across another contract.
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Same, it would have been quite fitting and a nice little throwback to remember the old airline. It used to be possible to re-use the registrations in Australia. One example (and there are many) - VH-EAA was a Lockheed L749A Constellation, then a Boeing 707-338C, then a Boeing 747SP. I thought they ...
Jump to postAbit rough accusing the dead aircrew.
Until the remainder of the wreckage and aircrew are found, recovered and the investigation can get into full swing, none of us know until then.
Aviate, navigate, communicate....
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The NH/MRH-90s have athe Saphir 100 APU built in.
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https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102663620 An Australian Army Aviation Regiment MRH-90 'Taipan' has crashed last night, near Hamilton Island, off the coast of Queensland. The four crew/soldiers have not been located. The aircraft was part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Sent from my SM-A546E using Ta...
Jump to postA sad two aircraft collision at Caboolture Airfirld this morning. Two fatalities from one aircraft.
RIP
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... ml?ref=rss
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How many of the stored aircraft at the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage facility in Alice Spring do you think will be returned to service? I drove past there a few weeks ago, there was 3 x A380s, many A330s, A321s, B777s and even a QF Freight B737. Whilst many of these are fairly young, there's a few t...
Jump to postSeems a good deal?
But I don't like their chances of F-15EXs in the future...
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/06 ... ghter-gap/
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So, with the many leased E190s in QLink flying regular domestic sectors within the country, im guessing that there's a pool of 738's sitting around?
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https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/02/apache-begins-adf-trials-on-hmas-canberra/?utm_source=AustralianAviation&utm_campaign=27_02_2023&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2&utm_emailID=1415291194a50749768c01a81e47bcf54e8810f9ebe8213bf49e561dcda4cfbd Above link is from the online edition...
Jump to postTomorrow's JQ flight from Brisbane to Denpasar is designated JQ1057 instead of JQ057 and departure at 0820 not 0720.
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Oh wow! I was part of the flight deck team onboard the HMAS Brisbane (ironically didnt have a flight deck) 2000-1. We exercised with the French Navy when the old Jeanne D'Arc was down our way. They certainly weren't big at all. But did their jobs well.
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I'm currently sitting in the International Terminal at Brisbane for my flight to London via Singapore.
As I look up at the departures board, JQ 057 Brisbane to Denpasar was scheduled for 0720. It is currently delayed until 2145.... perhaps if at all?
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So im currently waiting for my QLink flight from Sydney to Albury on QF2207 a Q400, this isn't what I want to share with you, it's a mere background. I booked my flights awhile ago on the QANTAS website, for flights from Brisbane to Albury. I was on JQ813 this morning and as mentioned above I will b...
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Speaking of REX there is an article in the Australian today about their poor load factors / frequency on the golden triangle. The airline said a four day sample of flights is not representative of the operation. Is the REX experiment working? On the 27th April I was on a REX flight from Sydney to B...
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