Australia’s largest 24-hour gateway saw annual international passengers surpass 12 million for the first time, across more than 57,000 flights, with December 2025 also marking Melbourne’s busiest month on record since its opening in 1970.
Operating as flight QF7301, Qantas Freight’s A321 freighter VH-XF5 touched down at WSI at around 2pm on Monday afternoon after a short hop from Sydney Kingsford Smith as part of a continuing testing program for the new airport.
The new Arkeus defence technology facility is expected to build AI-powered sensing systems that serve as the eyes and brains of autonomous platforms for Australian and allied defence customers. It will increase Arkeus’ manufacturing capability by 20 ti…
The federal government and Qantas will expand the current pilot program for the digital Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) to cities including Perth and Adelaide by the end of this year, before phasing the ATD in across “all international airports and …
Developed following “extensive consultation with community and industry throughout July and August 2025”, Airservices says the new plan will reduce noise impacts from the airport for around 140,000 people.
The completed arrivals area features a new U-shaped baggage claim carousel, as well as a Tasmania-designed outdoor forecourt. According to Hobart Airport CEO Norris Carter, the airport’s terminal expansion is now two-thirds complete, with new departure…
The Quantum Systems Vector AI was used to “identify targets in depth and enable drone and artillery strikes on enemy positions”, according to Defence, which says it can provide real-time environment mapping and AI-enhanced object tracking and detection…
The Flying Kangaroo saw 87.16 per cent of flights arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time last month, just edging out Colombian carrier Avianca and Indian low-cost airline IndiGo, at 87 per cent and 86.64 per cent respectively.
The changes, approved earlier this year, affect all flights in the Sydney area, including from Kingsford Smith, WSI, and Bankstown Airport. In a post on LinkedIn, Airservices hailed the overhaul as “one of the most significant airspace transformations …
The JabX prototype, developed by the Jericho Disruptive Innovation team, made the flight during a Jericho Disruptive Innovations annual flight test exercise at Exercise Jericho Dawn 26-1 last month.