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Premium Podcast: The search for Smithy

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January 16, 2026
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On this premium Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake Nelson talks to explorer Damien Lay about his expeditions to find the final resting place of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and why he has “absolutely no doubt” that the Lady Southern Cross has finally be…

NSW looks to bring back Vivid Sydney drone show

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January 16, 2026
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Up to 1,000 drones could be used for the 2026 show, proposed to run over 14 nights at Darling Harbour, as opposed to its former location near Circular Quay. The show was axed last year following dangerously large crowds in 2024.

China’s C919 narrowbody jet undergoes European flight tests

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January 16, 2026
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According to reporting in the South China Morning Post, two test pilots from EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, have conducted verification flights of the narrowbody jet in Shanghai. Comac is looking to position the C919 as a competitor t…

Australia’s Hate Speech Bill Faces Senate Block After Bondi Attack

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January 16, 2026
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Triggered by the December 14, 2025, attack where two Islamic State-inspired gunmen killed 15 at a Sydney celebration.

Brisbane Airport marks centenary with busiest-ever year

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January 16, 2026
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Total passenger numbers were up 5.3 per cent on the 2024 calendar year, while December was also Brisbane’s busiest month on record, with 2.3 million passengers. International passengers were up 10.7 per cent on 2024, with domestic up 3.2 per cent.

Australia’s 10 Surprisingly Short Nonstop Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flights Ranked

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January 15, 2026
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The shortest 787 flight is a domestic connection of under 90 minutes.

Ex-Soar student wins almost $800k in damages over 2017 crash

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January 15, 2026
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Gobel Aviation (formerly Soar Aviation), which was liquidated after entering administration in late 2020, was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Victoria to have been responsible for a 2017 light plane crash that left student Edward Ripper traumatised an…

Australia marks busiest holiday peak for air travel in half a decade

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January 15, 2026
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Overall passenger numbers grew by 4.5 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, Airservices said in its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for the month, driven by holiday travel and major events like the Ashes as well as Lady Gaga and AC/DC con…

Airservices staff shortage disrupts Sydney flights

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January 15, 2026
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As reported in The Australian, around a dozen flights were cancelled and others delayed by 15 minutes to more than an hour in Sydney on Thursday, with Airservices also using ground delays at other airports to pump the brakes on arrivals and departures …

Air Niugini adds flights, switches to A220s on Sydney-Port Moresby

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January 15, 2026
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The Papua New Guinea flag carrier is introducing its new A220-300 fleet on the route from 29 March, with a third weekly service also planned for the city pair. The A220s will replace the 737-800s currently used on the route, which is occasionally also …