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• Inside the Archive #21 | Boeing 747

  25-08-2026 08:43 via australianaviation.com.au
  Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the Boeing 747 - the mighty “Queen of the Skies”.
  
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• Asia-Pacific tipped to stay world’s fastest-growing airline market

  25-08-2026 06:22 via australianaviation.com.au
  In a report from S&P Global Ratings, data from 22 airlines in the region including Qantas and Air New Zealand, which all together account for around 85 per cent of Asia-Pacific market capitalisation, showed “close to 5,700 aircraft on order and over US$300 billion in capital commitments”.
  
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• Jetstar rolls out Melbourne–Sri Lanka service

  25-08-2026 05:29 via australianaviation.com.au
  The low-cost carrier’s inaugural Colombo flight, JQ5, took off from Melbourne just after 12:30pm on Tuesday aboard the 787-8 Dreamliner VH-VKA. Jetstar is the first Australian airline to operate the route, and will compete with SriLankan Airlines.
  
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• Albury aerospace SME joins Black Hawk sustainment network

  25-08-2026 04:15 via australianaviation.com.au
  The partnership builds on AAE’s existing relationship with Lockheed Martin Australia and Sikorsky Australia, for which the company already provides aerospace spare parts and material support to Seahawk sustainment operations at Nowra.
  
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