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Virgin Australia chalks up near-spotless month for cancellations

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January 22, 2026
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Australia’s second largest airline group cancelled just 0.8 per cent of flights in December 2025 according to new BITRE data, compared to 2.4 per cent of Qantas red-tail services and 1.9 per cent of Jetstar flights. In total, 1.9 per cent of all flight…

Ex-Qantas pilot admits to copying sensitive documents

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January 22, 2026
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Captain Luke Fogarty, former head of E190 commercial, operations and performance at Qantas, copied “several thousand megabytes” of commercial information, including for E190s, 737s, and 787s, and has reached a settlement with Qantas over the matter, Th…

Snow Buries Kamchatka

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January 22, 2026
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December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.

Top 10 Airlines With The Most Long-Haul Flights In 2026 Ranked (New Data)

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January 22, 2026
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Two airlines pull ahead, but competition is fierce in the long-haul game.

ATSB lauds golf course crash pilot’s ‘effective decision-making’

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January 22, 2026
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In dramatic scenes that spread across social media, the Piper PA-28, VA-BUN, crashed on the golf course on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 17 August 2025 following a mechanical failure, with a student pilot sustaining minor injuries and the aircraft itsel…

Cloud & Virtualisation

Google Cloud’s Bangkok cloud region is open for business

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January 22, 2026
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Google Cloud launched its new Bangkok cloud region on Wednesday, with three availability zones offering customers in Thailand access to in-country Google Cloud services and AI technologies.

Alleged trespasser charged over Melbourne Airport incident

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January 22, 2026
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Flight QF782 from Perth, operated by the 737-800 VH-VXJ, touched down 17 minutes behind schedule after the pilot performed a go-around to avoid the Nepalese national, who police say trespassed near the live runway, while two other aircraft were prevent…

Satellite Networks

Orange Côte d’Ivoire launches satellite broadband for unserved areas

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January 22, 2026
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Orange Côte d’Ivoire has launched “Orange Sat”, a new satellite broadband internet service in partnership with Eutelsat that promises to bring data connectivity to rural “white zones” in the country unserved by 4G and fibre.

SCI: Europe’s Intermodal Rail Faces New Growth Limits

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January 22, 2026
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European intermodal rail freight remains a stabilising pillar of rail transport, but growth is no longer broad-based. New SCI Verkehr’s market data show expansion concentrating on specific corridors, customers and business models.

Greenbrier and DAL among new Helrom shareholders

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January 22, 2026
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As part of the process, majority shareholder HRG expanded the investor base and provided additional capital.