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Matt Wright guilty on 2 counts relating to Arnhem Land crash

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August 29, 2025
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Wright, who had pleaded not guilty to three charges, was convicted on accusations of asking the crash pilot to falsify flight records and of lying to police to obstruct the investigation, but no verdict was reached on whether he had allegedly perverted…

Auckland Airport shows off plans for major departure hall changes

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August 29, 2025
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Dubbed the “most significant transformation of the departure hall since the 1970s”, the project will see the installation of common-use self-service kiosks and automated bag drops to replace around 60 existing check-in desks by the end of the decade.

Ex-Bonza backers held in contempt over unpaid legal fees

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August 29, 2025
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The Miami-based investment firm was held in contempt by a Delaware court over the approximately US$600,000 in fees, which it had been ordered to pay to former CFO Damien Alfalla, as revealed in legal documents unsealed earlier this month.

Virgin celebrates ASX return with $330m full-year profit

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August 29, 2025
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Australia’s second largest airline group achieved an underlying net profit after tax of $331 million in the 2025 financial year, up 27.8 per cent on 2024, and a statutory net profit after tax of $479 million, down 12.3 per cent. The airline brought in …

Traffic #398 | New planes and aerobridge prangs

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August 28, 2025
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Key aircraft movements from across the region. Qantas and Virgin get new domestic jets, and planes around the country get battered by rogue aerobridges.

Air New Zealand battles fleet headaches to post full-year profit

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August 28, 2025
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In what will be Greg Foran’s last full year as CEO, the Kiwi flag carrier posted a net profit after taxation of NZ$126 million (around AU$113 million), down on the previous year, off the back of NZ$189 million in pre-tax earnings.

FlyPelican launches new Avalon-Canberra connection

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August 28, 2025
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The regional carrier will fly three times a week between the nation’s capital and Avalon, which serves Melbourne as a secondary airport as well as Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. Flights will operate on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays using British…

Perth dnata workers to strike for a full 24 hours

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August 28, 2025
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Workers will walk off the job from 5:30pm Thursday to 5:29pm Friday, with the TWU accusing dnata of flying in strike-breakers from out of state and working them dangerously long hours in response to industrial action last week.

Qantas adds 20 more A321XLRs to its order books

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August 28, 2025
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Announced as part of the airline’s annual results on Thursday, the order will include 16 aircraft with lie-flat business-seats and seat-back entertainment systems, and comes as the Flying Kangaroo plans to begin operations with its first two A321XLRs i…

Qantas to give employees shares as it posts $1.6bn profit

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August 28, 2025
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The Flying Kangaroo saw a pre-tax profit of $2.39 billion, up 15 per cent on the previous year, translating to $1.61 billion after tax, up 28 per cent.