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Adelaide Airport hits 9m annual passengers for the first time

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January 27, 2026
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The new all-time high – up 4.1 per cent on 2024 – comes after more than 2.4 million passengers used Adelaide Airport in the December quarter, representing year-on-year growth of 6.4 per cent, and as more international airlines introduce year-round serv…

RAAF officially welcomes first MC-55A Peregrine

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January 27, 2026
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The first of four aircraft arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia late last week and is expected to act as an airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft. Operated by Number 10 Squadron, the MC-55A Pereg…

Ex-Virgin and Airservices CEOs awarded in Australia Day Honours

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January 27, 2026
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Paul Scurrah was named a recipient of a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his “significant service to the transport, logistics and freight industry”, along with Margaret Staib for “significant service to business, to the aviation sector, and to…

Qantas prevails in public servant status credit stoush

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January 23, 2026
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As reported by The Australian Financial Review, Finance has decided against banning bureaucrats from accruing status credits on official bookings, but has made it clear that public servants should not be eligible for promotions offering bonus credits.

RAAF receives its first Peregrine surveillance aircraft

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January 23, 2026
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The aircraft – a modified Gulfstream G550 – reportedly arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia on 22 January this year, according to enthusiasts covering the arrival, after travelling from an L3Harris facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

New technology could convert CO2 emissions to jet fuel

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January 23, 2026
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According to the scientists, the process does not convert carbon dioxide directly into jet fuel, but into “basic chemical building blocks” that can be used for low-emissions fuels and other applications currently served by fossil resources.

New infrastructure installed at RAAF Base Amberley

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January 23, 2026
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The new weighbridge infrastructure, reportedly big enough to allow for Defence’s largest vehicle combinations, can calculate axle and total gross weight as a truck drives on in about five minutes. It replaces old weigh scales not compatible with the cu…

Virgin Australia chalks up near-spotless month for cancellations

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January 22, 2026
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Australia’s second largest airline group cancelled just 0.8 per cent of flights in December 2025 according to new BITRE data, compared to 2.4 per cent of Qantas red-tail services and 1.9 per cent of Jetstar flights. In total, 1.9 per cent of all flight…

Ex-Qantas pilot admits to copying sensitive documents

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January 22, 2026
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Captain Luke Fogarty, former head of E190 commercial, operations and performance at Qantas, copied “several thousand megabytes” of commercial information, including for E190s, 737s, and 787s, and has reached a settlement with Qantas over the matter, Th…

ATSB lauds golf course crash pilot’s ‘effective decision-making’

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January 22, 2026
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In dramatic scenes that spread across social media, the Piper PA-28, VA-BUN, crashed on the golf course on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 17 August 2025 following a mechanical failure, with a student pilot sustaining minor injuries and the aircraft itsel…