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Asia tipped to take lion’s share of new aircraft deliveries to 2043

Guest authors
October 23, 2024
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The 2024-2043 Cirium Fleet Forecast released by aviation consultancy firm Cirium Ascend Consultancy has predicted 45,900 new deliveries worldwide between 2024 and 2043, valued at $3.3 trillion in total, 45 per cent of which are expected to go to Asia i…

New polling shows Aussies don’t support misinformation laws

Helen Carrie
October 23, 2024
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Experts say they’ll have a “chilling effect” on free speech.

Dan Andrews brought the city together, given the place a real buzz

Helen Carrie
October 23, 2024
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At least someone somewhere likes him.

Qantas engineers launch 24-hour strike

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October 23, 2024
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Around 300 engineers from the “alliance unions” – the AMWU, AWU and ETU – embarked on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday morning following Qantas’ “refusal” to meet with workers on a new enterprise agreement, with rallies held outside Melbourne and Brisbane…

King Charles falls asleep after meeting with Anthony Albanese

Helen Carrie
October 22, 2024
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After meeting with Albo for the 4th time in Sydney in 2 days & hearing how he grew up in a council flat time and […]

Investigation underway after Bacchus Marsh Cessna crash

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October 22, 2024
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The Cessna 150, VH-EYU, appeared to stall and collided with the ground shortly after take-off from Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome at Parwan in Melbourne’s North West at around 11:20am, killing its male pilot. The plane was registered to Bacchus Marsh Aero Clu…

UK aircraft-mounted laser sees successful trial

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October 22, 2024
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The new air defence laser system reportedly defeated 100 per cent of targets during a live firing trial held at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden.

Qantas most on-time airline in September

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October 22, 2024
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QF-designated services in September saw an on-time departure rate of 77.1 per cent and on-time arrivals of 76 per cent, compared to 73.1 per cent and 73 per cent respectively for VA flights; however, Virgin’s cancellation rate was half of Qantas’ at 1….

ACCC will not stand in the way of Airservices price rise

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October 22, 2024
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Airservices has asked for a weighted 6 per cent price rise in 2024–25, a significant drop from its initially planned four price increases between April 2024 and January 2026, which would have between them raised the weighted average prices by 19 per ce…

Premier Jacinta Allan thinks Senator Lidia Thorpe’s outburst was ‘deeply disrespectful’

Helen Carrie
October 22, 2024
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She believes Thorpe’s outburst towards King Charles was “deeply disrespectful and unacceptable.”