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How Many New Aircraft Will Qantas Add To Its Fleet In 2025?

Guest authors
April 26, 2025
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The Qantas Group is expected to add 20 narrowbody aircraft in the 2025 financial year, most of which will go to Jetstar.

Anzac flypasts 2025 – every time and aircraft listed nationwide

Guest authors
April 24, 2025
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Australian Aviation has listed every flypast in every state, including times and exact locations. This year’s wider commemorative program includes the Dawn Service at 5.30 am and the Last Post Ceremony at 4.30 pm.

Dutton sniffs upsets in Melbourne’s outer suburbs

Helen Carrie
April 24, 2025
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The auditor-general found it funnelled an extra $100 million to Nationals electorates against the advice of the Infrastructure Department.

Video Podcast: Trade war clips Boeing’s wings

Guest authors
April 23, 2025
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In this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, as Boeing is caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Adam and Jake examine the fallout and how tit-for-tat tariffs could squeeze more industries than just aviation.

Ankle monitored refugee assaults police in Melbourne

Helen Carrie
April 23, 2025
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Only this week police shot an african offender in Footscray after he tried to attach police with a knife.

Cyclone Alfred blamed for spike in cancellations last month

Guest authors
April 23, 2025
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Five per cent of domestic flights across all participating airlines were cancelled last month according to BITRE data, up from 2.6 per cent in February, with a hefty percentage coming from Cyclone Alfred and related airport disruptions from 5 to 11 March.

Qantas chalks up 9 decades of international flights

Guest authors
April 23, 2025
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Australia’s first international passenger flight left Brisbane for Singapore on 17 April 1935 on a DH86 aircraft, carrying only two passengers on the three-and-a-half-day journey. According to Qantas, more than 273 million customers have since flown ac…

Coalition would let foreign carriers fly domestically from Darwin

Guest authors
April 23, 2025
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Opposition transport spokesperson Bridget McKenzie said a Coalition government will implement a two-year trial of cabotage from Darwin if elected, which has been met with scepticism by the airline industry.

Peter Dutton needs a resurrection of biblical proportions

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 23, 2025
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For Peter Dutton it is truly Hail Mary time. He needs nothing short of a miracle to get back in the hunt.

Father of injured cyclist lashes out as Andrews crash case heads to civil trial

Helen Carrie
April 23, 2025
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Meuleman is suing Slater and Gordon, alleging it failed to properly investigate the circumstances of the collision at Blairgowrie.