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Former top Virgin executive to head Airservices for 12 months

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July 18, 2024
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Rob Sharp, who left Virgin in 2019 as part of a management restructure, was CEO of Tigerair for four years before becoming Virgin’s group executive for airlines. After Virgin, he served as secretary of Transport for NSW from 2021–23, and will now serve…

NJE staff had to ‘manually scoop toilet waste’ on charter flight: TWU

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July 18, 2024
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The TWU says the four-hour flight, which carried the Fremantle Dockers AFL team home from Launceston to Perth on Saturday, 13 July, ran out of water after around half an hour, disabling the toilets and posing a “significant health and safety risk”.

Dovetail angles for Europe with hydrogen powertrain demo in Spain

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July 18, 2024
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The Australian company, part-owned by Rex, unveiled the powertrain at an event in Seville, the first of its kind in Spain. The system demonstrated in Seville was designed for a Beechcraft King Air, and comes after Dovetail had been on the hunt for a Eu…

Google Wing drone delivery launches in Melbourne

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July 18, 2024
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It comes with Wing’s Jesse Suskin set to speak at Australian Aviation’s upcoming Australian Aviation Summit on 29 August.

Video Podcast: Is Australia’s domestic airline market full?

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July 17, 2024
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Adam and Jake discuss Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson’s suggestion that Australia has no room for more domestic airlines.

DroneShield shares tumble as investors spooked

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July 17, 2024
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Shares in the US publicly listed technology company have drastically fallen over the past week following massive market capitalisation reportedly equating to approximately $2 billion.

Newcastle Airport canvasses customers on direct Perth flights

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July 17, 2024
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The survey, launched earlier this week, is looking to gauge customer interest in Perth flights among customers in the Newcastle and Hunter region, and has already attracted more than 4,500 responses; it also asks about interest in potential flights to …

Auckland Airport open to rethinking price rises as NZCC weighs in

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July 17, 2024
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In a draft conclusion, the NZ Commerce Commission (NZCC) came out in support of Auckland Airport’s infrastructure investments, but questioned the airport’s revenue and targeted returns.

Jetstar becomes Brisbane’s number 2 international airline

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July 16, 2024
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The low-cost carrier is now behind only Qantas as it grew 149 per cent internationally in Brisbane over the past year, thanks to a massive ramp-up in Asia flights and a boost in services to Auckland.

No room for ‘more players’ in domestic aviation, says Hudson

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July 16, 2024
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The Qantas CEO’s comments come after Bonza, which had ambitions to connect mostly regional destinations unserved or underserved by the major players, was put into liquidation earlier this month.