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Exposed: Is this Australia’s dodgiest used plane dealer?

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April 1, 2024
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Honest Don’s Quality Used Planes, owned by dealer Donnell “Honest Don” McDouglas, has been in business in the Sydney suburb of Swindleham since the late 2000s and has a pattern of selling shoddy planes through blatantly deceptive and misleading behavio…

Not Always A Smooth Ride: Inside A Few Challenging Parts Of A Pilot’s Job

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March 28, 2024
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Like any career, flying comes with a few challenges.

Aviation readies for manic Easter – but down on 2019

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March 28, 2024
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Airlines and airports are readying for the biggest Easter holiday break post-COVID, but cost of living fears and high ticket prices mean numbers will still not make a full recovery from the pandemic.

CSIRO welcomes first ‘multi-metal’ 3D printer

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March 28, 2024
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Located at CSIRO’s Lab22 facility, the new, state-of-the-art Nikon SLM-280 will be able to print metals side-by-side in one continuous print, enabling the precision manufacture of more affordable aerospace components.

Exclusive: Airservices tests unified air traffic management systems

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March 27, 2024
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Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) has been installed at Airservices’ two major control centres in Melbourne and Brisbane, and will now face intensive testing of its operational capabilities, safety, and security following a successfu…

Video Podcast: Boeing, going, gone

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March 27, 2024
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Adam, Jake and Ben discuss the continuing crisis at Boeing and the impending retirement of the planemaker’s CEO and chairman.

Bonza branches out from ‘app-first’ with new booking website

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March 27, 2024
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Bonza had initially adopted an “app-first” booking strategy where all tickets were sold either through its app or through registered travel agents. CEO Tim Jordan said the new site is in response to customer feedback, complementing the Fly Bonza app an…

Jetstar to mark 100 domestic routes with launch of Brisbane-Avalon

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March 27, 2024
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Commencing on 28 June, the daily service will connect Brisbane with Jetstar’s original home base of Avalon Airport. It will bring the number of destinations served by Jetstar from Avalon to three, alongside Sydney and the Gold Coast, with the low-cost …

B-21 Raider awarded for outstanding defence achievement

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March 27, 2024
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The Northrop Grumman bomber was selected from a collection of defence innovations, including the THOR-ER ramjet missile, Sierra Nevada Corporation and Saab Gripen E fighter jet, as part of the 66th Annual Laureate Awards, hosted by Aviation Week Networ…

Airnorth’s Perth–Alice Springs route now underway

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March 26, 2024
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Flights commenced on Monday 25 March, with flight TL361 taking off from Perth at 8:30am and landing in Alice Springs at 12:30pm local time before returning to Perth that afternoon. The service, which uses Airnorth’s Embraer E170LR aircraft, will operat…