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Rugby league fans sell out special Air NZ Vegas flight in minutes

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July 24, 2024
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Flight NZ1995, named for the New Zealand Warriors’ inaugural year, was available as part of a package deal including tickets to four rugby games to be held in Vegas early next year. Tickets went on sale at 11am New Zealand time on Wednesday and were go…

Axed Cairns–Tokyo route was Virgin’s second-worst performer

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July 24, 2024
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Virgin announced this week it would drop the underperforming Cairns–Haneda service from 24 February and reassign its 737 MAX 8s to domestic flights.

Qantas kicks $75m into new Airbus-led sustainable fuel alliance

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July 24, 2024
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The new investment is part of Qantas’ $400 million climate fund, which also includes its partnership with Airbus to develop a domestic SAF industry.

Why Aircraft Need Vertical Stabilizers, But Birds Don’t

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July 24, 2024
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Are big tail fins really necessary if birds can fly without?

Cessna crash mystery: ATSB finds no reason for Camden fatality

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July 23, 2024
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In its final report, the transport safety watchdog found that the control yoke was likely continually pushed forward during the steep descent of VH-CPQ, which crashed on 24 January, killing its student pilot, but could not find a reason for the strange…

New concept warplane unveiled at Farnborough

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July 23, 2024
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The new concept model on display features a much more evolved design with a wingspan larger than previous concepts to improve the aerodynamics of the future combat aircraft.

Super Hercules hits global milestone as RAAF looks to expand fleet

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July 23, 2024
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The Australian Defence Force uses its C-130J Hercules aircraft to deploy personnel, equipment and humanitarian supplies, as well as for search and rescue missions, disaster relief and medical evacuation.

Sluggish domestic figures continue to hamper Sydney’s recovery

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July 23, 2024
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Sydney saw around 9.7 million passengers in Q2 2024, including 3.8 million international and six million domestic passengers, with total passenger traffic up 6.4 per cent on Q2 of 2023.

Electric air taxis could be up and running by Brisbane Games

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July 23, 2024
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Wisk, a subsidiary of Boeing, has partnered with London-based Skyports to look into the potential for a vertiport network in the South-East Queensland region by the end of the decade.

Qantas and Rex battle for domestic reliability crown

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July 22, 2024
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On-time performance across all major airlines is still lagging behind long-term averages, with 76.8 per cent of flights arriving on time in June, 77.8 per cent departing on time, and 2.5 per cent cancelled.