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Overused Welcome to Country wearing thin

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 24, 2024
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This utter crap is used to perpetuate the narrative that we Australians do not belong here.

Qantas and Virgin both lose to Jetstar in May cancellations

Guest authors
June 24, 2024
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BITRE data for May 2024 shows that just 1.1 per cent of Jetstar flights were cancelled last month, lower than Virgin Australia at 2.1 per cent and Qantas and QantasLink at 2.6 per cent, though Rex and regional carrier Hinterland Aviation had the best c…

Texel Air deal adds 4 737-800 freighters to Team Global Express

Guest authors
June 24, 2024
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The $480 million, seven-year deal will see four of Team Global Express’ 737-300 and 737-400 aircraft replaced with Texel’s 737-800BCFs under a wet-leasing arrangement, allowing more parcels to be picked up and delivered at regional destinations includi…

Jetstar begins first-ever Melbourne–Hervey Bay service

Guest authors
June 24, 2024
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The service, announced in November, is the first to connect the two destinations and took off for its maiden flight on 20 June. It will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using A320-200s, adding more than 1,100 seats per week between Melbourn…

Jetstar stations another A320 in NZ as part of major expansion

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June 24, 2024
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The airline will base an extra A320 in Christchurch from December, bringing its total NZ fleet to eight, and launch new routes from Auckland to Sunshine Coast and Christchurch to Cairns, as well as increasing capacity on domestic routes including Chris…

More Boeing woe as astronauts stranded on ISS

Guest authors
June 23, 2024
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Boeing is facing more criticism of its standards after it revealed that its Starliner spacecraft has indefinitely delayed its return to Earth after docking with the International Space Station.

Operational Snapshot: The Airbus A380 At Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport

Guest authors
June 23, 2024
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An A380 arrives or departs 18 times a day in Sydney.

Exclusive: Sunshine Coast set for dramatic post-Bonza hit

Guest authors
June 22, 2024
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BITRE figures released by the Transport Department on Friday show that the airport’s passenger numbers in March hit 159,000 – 65 per cent larger than the same month in pre-COVID 2019.

Ukraine wants Australia’s retiring Tigers

Guest authors
June 22, 2024
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The news significantly follows the country’s request to acquire the ADF’s now-scrapped MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet in late December last year, which the Federal Government rejected.

Bonza staff can begin process to claim unpaid wages

Guest authors
June 22, 2024
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Administrator Hall Chadwick said it was working with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to “accelerate the process” of claiming payment under the Fair Entitlement Guarantee.