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Airservices to roll out Brisbane noise reduction plan next month

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October 30, 2024
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Starting 28 November, air traffic controllers will increase the use of Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS), which would allow more flights to take off and land over Moreton Bay rather than populated areas of Brisbane.

Jetstar may be eyeing another ex-Bonza route

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October 30, 2024
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The airline is believed to be negotiating with Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to launch a new route to Melbourne, which was reportedly one of Bonza’s more successful services before its collapse earlier this year.

Army conducts training with new Black Hawk fleet

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October 30, 2024
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The Australian Army is rapidly bringing its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters into service, with the aircraft and crew flying more than 1,400 hours in support of introduction into service activities since the aircraft’s arrival in 2023.

Cessna crew smelling fumes flew on 200km and past 4 airports

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October 29, 2024
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The crew of the Cessna 404 Titan, VH-LAD, chose to fly back to Emerald Airport 200km away when they detected the fumes in the cabin on 11 April 2024, which caused symptoms including headaches, dizziness and nausea.

Qantas Brisbane–Manila flights underway again

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October 29, 2024
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The first QF97 service took off from Brisbane shortly before 10pm on Monday night aboard the A330-200 VH-EBG, and will operate four times per week. The route is expected to add more than 100,000 annual seats between Australia and the Philippines.

Emirates returns to Adelaide after 4 years

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October 29, 2024
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The inaugural EK440 service touched down in Adelaide just before 9pm Monday night on the 302-seater 777-200LR A6-EWJ, with the service expected to add more than 4,200 seats per week, or around 220,400 seats per year, between Adelaide and the important …

Perth Airport profits grow as passenger numbers surge

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October 29, 2024
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The financial results came as Perth Airport exceeded its pre-pandemic capacity for the 2023–24 financial year and resolved a long-standing dispute with Qantas over the airline’s move to the Airport Central precinct.

Sydney Airport still lags pre-pandemic levels despite decent growth

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October 29, 2024
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Australia’s largest international gateway saw a total of 10.3 million passengers for the quarter, up 3.3 per cent on the same period in 2023 but still only 92.5 per cent of 2019 levels.

QantasLink boosts Coffs Harbour capacity with new A220s

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October 28, 2024
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VH-X4A arrived in the northern NSW leisure destination at 6:38pm on Sunday as flight QF1298. The A220s are enabling Qantas to resume five weekly flights between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour, up from a temporary reduction to two weekly flights in June.

American Airlines arrives in Brisbane

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October 28, 2024
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The seasonal service is the second American Airlines route currently operating into Australia alongside Sydney to Los Angeles, and will start at five flights per week before ramping up to daily services from December to the end of March.