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Alleged trespasser charged over Melbourne Airport incident

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  • January 22, 2026
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Flight QF782 from Perth, operated by the 737-800 VH-VXJ, touched down 17 minutes behind schedule after the pilot performed a go-around to avoid the Nepalese national, who police say trespassed near the live runway, while two other aircraft were prevent…

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Jetstar to upgauge Brisbane–Canberra services over winter

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  • January 22, 2026
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The low-cost carrier will replace A320-200s with A321neo LRs between Brisbane and Canberra from April to October this year, each of which offers up to 52 additional seats per flight. It will be the first time Jetstar has operated the new aircraft into …

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LifeFlight helps almost 9,000 people in 2025

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  • January 21, 2026
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The aeromedical provider, which recently invested in new AW139 rescue helicopters, said it assisted 8,838 people last year – up 4.2 per cent on 2024 – translating to one every 59 minutes. Its helicopter crews completed 3,857 missions, while its jet cre…

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Exclusive: East Air not giving up regular passenger flights, says CEO

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  • January 21, 2026
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The airline, which began operating between Cairns and Hamilton Island in November – reviving a former QantasLink route – now says on its website that the twice-weekly flights are being replaced by “personalised services”.

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Boeing and Defence open North Qld aviation training academy

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  • January 21, 2026
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The new aviation training academy, funded by the Australian government and delivered by Aviation Australia in Townsville, is set to play a key role in building Australia’s future Defence workforce, with the first cohort of 35 maintenance engineer train…

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Australia not ready for drone-based cyber attacks, research warns

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  • January 21, 2026
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Australian utilities and critical infrastructure have yet to face anything approaching a domestic cyber incident enabled by drones; however, the country cannot afford to rest on its laurels, according to a new report from the University of Canberra.

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Perth Airport hits another all-time high in 2025

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  • January 21, 2026
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Australia’s western gateway saw 18.026 million travellers in the 2025 calendar year, up from 16.9 million in 2024 and more than 15 million in 2023. This included all-time highs for international (5.4 million), regional (6.4 million), and interstate (6….

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‘Risky’ Gippsland crash pilot slipped through the cracks, says ATSB

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  • January 20, 2026
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All three occupants of the experimental Morgan Cougar Mk 1, VH-LDV – 20-year-old pilot Luke Smith; his younger brother Ben, 16; and cousin Dusty Daly, 15 – were killed when it crashed into a paddock near West Sale Airport on 16 November 2024.

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Airlines back ACCC call for more regulation on ‘monopoly’ airports

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  • January 20, 2026
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As reported in The Australian, an ACCC submission to a Senate inquiry warned that the current framework of monitoring and reporting “no longer acts as a constraint on behaviour” by airport monopolies, and suggested a commercial arbitration scheme be im…

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QantasLink to bring A220s to Adelaide

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  • January 20, 2026
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Starting on 3 March, the new A220s will begin to replace the smaller Embraer E190s on Adelaide-Brisbane services, bringing in-flight wi-fi, updated cabins, and around 100,000 additional seats per year to the route.

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