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Perth Airport breaks passenger records for second straight year

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July 10, 2025
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The 2024–25 financial year saw 17.48 million passengers through Perth’s terminals, up 8.5 per cent on the 16.1 million last year. This includes 5.14 million international passengers, up 18.3 per cent on last year, and a new domestic record driven by co…

Video Podcast: Scattered Spider catches Qantas in its web

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July 9, 2025
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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Adam and Jake are joined by special guest David Hollingworth from Cyber Daily to discuss the impact and aftermath of the Qantas hack, and how you can protect your data.

Avalon crash pilot began final loop 100ft lower than usual

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July 9, 2025
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A preliminary report into the accident has revealed that investigators are using footage recorded from a GoPro installed in the cockpit to piece together what went wrong during the incident that left pilot Glenn Collins seriously injured.

Qantas begins emailing customers with hack details

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July 9, 2025
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Separately, the airline has also revealed that 5.7 million passengers were targeted in total, and broken down the number of those whose names, emails, phone numbers, and other data fields were compromised.

NSW government deploys ‘traffic-busting’ drones

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July 9, 2025
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Drones will be remotely piloted beyond visual line-of-sight along highways around Greater Sydney, with the first units installed on the M1 at Mooney Mooney and the Hume Highway at Narellan. This will allow spotters to see accidents and traffic jams mor…

ASL adds a second converted 737-800 freighter

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July 8, 2025
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The 26-year-old aircraft, MSN 28595, was last operated by Georgian Airlines as a freighter after its conversion in 2022, having previously flown for carriers including Malaysia Airlines and Airitaly. It joins ASLA’s first B737-800BCF, VH-CYK, which was…

Army establishes second Black Hawk helicopter base

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July 8, 2025
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Three of the combat utility helicopters have been transferred to the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, establishing the Army’s second UH-60M Black Hawk operating node.

Airservices expands international trial of flexible routing

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July 8, 2025
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The trial, which initially included 38 routes between Australian/New Zealand and Indonesian/Singaporean airspace, will be extended to include the national air navigation service providers of Papua New Guinea and Fiji, as well as three additional airlines.

WSI and Amadeus host high school girls for STEM career workshops

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July 8, 2025
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Held on 30 June, the “Come Fly With Me” program saw 35 Year 10 and 11 students from Western Sydney participate in workshops at Amadeus’ lab, including robotics, 3D printing, and applications for technology in the aviation industry.

Qantas hack: Potential attacker contacts airline

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July 8, 2025
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In an update on the ASX, the Flying Kangaroo said it was still working to validate the individual and added it had also engaged the Australian Federal Police.