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Rex launches its first interstate Perth service

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May 24, 2024
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The service, operating five days per week from 28 June, will use Rex’s 737-800 fleet, adding around 90,000 seats to the city pair per year. It will be Rex’s eleventh domestic jet route, with other destinations including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Ade…

Rex launches its first interstate Perth service

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May 24, 2024
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Cessna pilot ‘likely forgot’ about powerline before collision: ATSB

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May 23, 2024
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VH-RSB hit the ground and caught fire after flying into a powerline near Merriton on 8 October, killing both the pilot and the single passenger on board and injuring rescuers. In its final report, the ATSB said the powerline was in the way of aircraft …

Exclusive: Qantas pounces on Vanuatu as its flag carrier flounders

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May 23, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo has applied for 1,798 seats per week in each direction for five years, with plans to start Qantas services in August and Jetstar services in October. The move will put Qantas in competition with Virgin Australia, currently the only …

Construction begins on Sydney air traffic control tower upgrade

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May 23, 2024
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The project, to be carried out by principal contractor BESIX Watpac, will modernise the tower’s infrastructure, with Airservices estimating it will add an extra two decades to the structure’s lifespan. Construction will continue in stages through next …

Skyportz signs deal for 100 ‘automatic’ electric helicopters

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May 23, 2024
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The deal will give Skyportz subsidiary Wilbur Air, which will use the Skyportz vertiport network, access to small cargo helicopters that will fly freight between businesses on fixed routes with flight plans rather than autonomously selecting their own …

RAAF flights repatriate more than 100 people from New Caledonia

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May 22, 2024
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Two repatriation flights assisted by the Australian Government brought 108 Australians and other tourists from Noumea to Brisbane on Tuesday, said Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Civil unrest is continuing in New Caledonia as pro-independence protesters c…

Video Podcast: Virgin dethrones Qantas as most reliable airline

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May 22, 2024
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As Virgin Australia ends Qantas’ 19-month streak as the country’s most reliable airline group, Adam, Jake and Ben look at the latest on-time performance figures and examine whether the era of domestic aviation havoc is finally over.

Toowoomba’s council-owned airport could close down

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May 22, 2024
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Toowoomba City Aerodrome (TWB), which was supplanted by Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) for regular passenger flights in 2015, is currently under financial review by Toowoomba Regional Council, which owns and operates the airport. The review is expect…

Bombardier Defense opens new South Australia office

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May 22, 2024
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Bombardier, a Canadian company founded in 1942, employs more than 18,000 people globally and has an in-service fleet of more than 5,000 aircraft. Recognising the company’s expanding Australian footprint, the new office will be dedicated to Bombardier D…