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96 Years Ago: 5 Fascinating Facts About The First-Ever Flight From The US To Australia

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August 9, 2024
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Kingsford Smith and his crew, completed the journey with just two stops, in Hawaii, and Fiji.

Temporary Australian migrants go to MPs office and demand permanent visas

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 8, 2024
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Is this a sign of things to come?

The ‘killer blows’ hurtling towards Victoria and the entire economy

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 8, 2024
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The state government mismanagement of Victoria has been a national joke for some years but the tragic comedy now looks set to become worse.

Qantas again reroutes Perth-London through Singapore

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August 8, 2024
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This is the second time this year that tensions in the Middle East have forced the Flying Kangaroo to alter its QF9 service, which will operate as QF209 and refuel in Singapore. The return QF10 service will continue to operate nonstop, as winds are mor…

TWU to set out white paper wish list at Australian Aviation Summit

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August 8, 2024
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Emily McMillan will appear alongside a host of other industry big-hitters at the event, including Western Sydney Airport’s CEO Simon Hickey, Boeing’s Dr Kimberly Camrass, Virgin Australia’s Daniel Dott and Airservices’ interim chief executive Rob Sharp…

LifeFlight cuts ribbon on $26m Archerfield maintenance hangar

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August 8, 2024
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Dubbed the Clive Berghofer Maintenance Centre, the 5000-square-metre facility is the largest maintenance base in LifeFlight’s network and the largest hangar at Archerfield, replacing the old LifeFlight maintenance centre built in the 1940s.

‘Too much deference’ to Joyce, says Qantas governance review

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August 8, 2024
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In the report, independent business advisor Tom Saar found one root cause of events that damaged Qantas’ reputation in 2023 was “top-down leadership with a dominant and trusted CEO, leading to insufficient listening and low speak up”.

Victoria’s freight task to reach 900 million tonnes per annum in 2051

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 8, 2024
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Over the next 20 years, the freight task in the state of Victoria is expected to experience significant growth.

NASA now hints Boeing Starliner crew could return with SpaceX

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August 8, 2024
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At a briefing on Wednesday, NASA pushed back the SpaceX Crew-9 launch from mid-August to late September, a move that could allow the two astronauts to return to Earth in the rival vehicle.

Babcock names new aviation and critical services boss

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August 8, 2024
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Duncan Milne has been appointed as Babcock Australasia’s managing director aviation and critical services, after two decades of working in senior leadership roles across the aviation and defence industries.