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Virgin knocks Qantas off reliability perch in December

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January 22, 2025
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Last month, 75.1 per cent of Virgin and VARA services arrived on time and 74.4 per cent departed on time, compared to 73.7 per cent and 73.1 per cent respectively for Qantas and QantasLink. Virgin also had the lowest cancellation rate of any airline at…

No reason not to approve Qatar deal, Virgin tells government

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January 22, 2025
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The airline has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to grant it 28 flights per week between Australia and Qatar using wet-leased 777-300ER aircraft from Qatar Airways, with tickets already on sale after receiving interim approva…

Qantas raises point earn rates and costs in frequent flyer overhaul

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January 22, 2025
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The changes, to be rolled out over the next 12 months, will see up to 1 million more Classic Reward seats go on sale through the Flying Kangaroo’s international partner airlines. They come after last year’s introduction of “Classic Plus” made more rewa…

Skykraft unveils partners for GPS alternative

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January 22, 2025
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The Canberra-based firm, which hopes to launch a space-based air traffic control system, will collaborate with institutions such as RMIT, Curtin and UNSW on the positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system.

Aviation Australia moves to new Essendon offices

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January 22, 2025
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The new premises at One Five Vaughan are more than double the size of the existing Bristol Street site at 903 square metres, and will allow Aviation Australia to train more students in aviation maintenance engineering.

The Most Notable New Airline Routes This Week

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January 22, 2025
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Routes make the world go around.

Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Monitoring Report 2024

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January 21, 2025
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The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) provides financial assistance for cost incurred byshippers of eligible non-bulk goods moved by sea across Bass Strait. This report is BITRE’s second fouryearly monitoring review of all components of the …

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme (BSPVES) Monitoring Report No. 19

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January 21, 2025
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The Australian Government spent $101.0 million on the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme in the two years to June 2023 ($41.8 million in 2021–22 and $59.2 million in 2022–23).

Monitoring Report No.19—Bass Strait Pass…

LifeFlight marks record year in 2024

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January 21, 2025
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Helicopter crews at LifeFlight’s Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg, Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Roma, and Brisbane bases recorded 3,534 missions during the year. It follows an all-time high for rescues in the 2023-24 financial year.

Mock-up gives look inside Western Sydney Airport metro trains

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January 21, 2025
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The prototype carriage will allow the metro’s future passengers to evaluate the experience, as well as enabling manufacturers, engineers and designers to validate and fine-tune the final trains, which are slated to go into production this month.