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Australia marks busiest holiday peak for air travel in half a decade

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January 15, 2026
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Overall passenger numbers grew by 4.5 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, Airservices said in its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for the month, driven by holiday travel and major events like the Ashes as well as Lady Gaga and AC/DC con…

Clouds Swimming over Lago Argentino

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January 15, 2026
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A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.

Airservices staff shortage disrupts Sydney flights

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January 15, 2026
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As reported in The Australian, around a dozen flights were cancelled and others delayed by 15 minutes to more than an hour in Sydney on Thursday, with Airservices also using ground delays at other airports to pump the brakes on arrivals and departures …

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NTT Data launches new JV to build Japan-SEA subsea cable

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January 15, 2026
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NTT Data, Sumitomo and JA Mitsui Leasing announced plans on Tuesday for a new subsea cable, dubbed Intra-Asia Marine Cable (I-AM Cable), that will connect Japan and South Korea to Malaysia and Singapore.

Air Niugini adds flights, switches to A220s on Sydney-Port Moresby

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January 15, 2026
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The Papua New Guinea flag carrier is introducing its new A220-300 fleet on the route from 29 March, with a third weekly service also planned for the city pair. The A220s will replace the 737-800s currently used on the route, which is occasionally also …

RAAF heritage squadron retires 8 warbirds

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January 15, 2026
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A DH-115 Vampire T.35, Gloster Meteor F.8, Cessna A-37B Dragonfly, Ryan STM-S2, English Electric Canberra, CA-27 Sabre, CT4A, and RE8, all from No. 100 Squadron, will be “transitioned with dignity” out of service, with the squadron to continue flying 1…

Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad

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January 15, 2026
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NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Up To 18-Hour Nonstop Flights: United Airlines’ 10 New Ultra-Long Routes In 2026

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January 15, 2026
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United is taking ultra-long-haul flying to new heights with its latest route plans. But which ten routes make the cut?

No More Lag: Is Starlink The Best Thing To Happen To Flying In The 2020s?

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January 15, 2026
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From streaming your favorite movie, to conferencing calling your colleague, and even online video game competitions – Starlink makes it all possible.

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New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Area

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January 15, 2026
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The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic coast. Crew members aboard the […]