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Airlines gear up for massive holiday peak

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  • December 17, 2025
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Between them, the major Australian airlines are expecting to fly more than 13 million passengers over the Christmas holidays, while November saw the strongest monthly year-on-year growth for Australian aviation in 2025, with load factors reaching 85 pe…

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Video Podcast: The highs and lows of 2025

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  • December 17, 2025
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On the final regular Australian Aviation Podcast for this year, Jake and David reflect on what 2025 brought and what 2026 is set to bring – and wish you all the best for the holiday season.

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Karratha Airport makes pitch for international services

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  • December 17, 2025
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The airport, more than 1,500km north of Perth, is seeking to become the only regional gateway in Western Australia to host international routes to destinations such as Singapore and Bali, with previous services to Broome and Port Hedland having been axed.

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‘A deafening bang tore through the cockpit’

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  • December 17, 2025
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In this extract from her book, Michelle Huntington tells the harrowing tale of her close encounter with a mid-air lightning strike – and how her training brought her home safely. Lightning is loud when it hits your aircraft, but the real noise comes af…

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Long-haul, low cost, high aspirations

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  • December 17, 2025
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Since its first long-haul international flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast in 2007, AirAsia X – a subsidiary of the larger AirAsia Group – has become one of the staple carriers of the Asia-Pacific region. At this year’s Australian Aviation Summ…

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Issue #399: The Sky Is the Limit For Aviation’s Next Gen

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  • December 17, 2025
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As we welcome the Summer 2025 issue of Australian Aviation, we also find ourselves reflecting on a major transition in the life of this publication. After nearly a decade steering the masthead, our outgoing editor, Adam Thorn, has wrapped up his tenure…

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Webjet denies firing lawyer for whistleblowing

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  • December 17, 2025
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In a statement of claim filed with the Federal Court in October, former Webjet company secretary and general counsel Meaghan Simpson alleged she was unfairly fired in June for raising concerns about the chief executive and managing director, Katrina Ba…

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Illegally sacked Qantas ground workers to share in extra $40m

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  • December 16, 2025
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Almost 1,800 former ground workers, whose jobs were outsourced in 2020 in contravention of the Fair Work Act, will receive emergency payments of $3,333 each before Christmas, with the remainder to be paid pro-rata based on individual entitlements.

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Virgin Australia to boost Broome capacity with 737s and E190-E2s

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  • December 16, 2025
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Starting on 1 April, the airline will increase Broome flights to 17 per week due to high demand, up more than 40 per cent on existing capacity, with new services timed to enable connections from capital cities on the east coast.

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Launceston Airport opens new reinforced taxiway

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  • December 16, 2025
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The $5 million taxiway, which began construction in April, required more than 6,000 cubic metres of material to be excavated, as well as the laying of 2,200 square metres of specialist concrete. It has now opened in time for Christmas freight, with Qan…

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