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Nexus to exit Kimberley route, restoring Airnorth monopoly

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August 5, 2025
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The airline, which launched in 2023, wants to see more regulation on the Broome-Kununurra-Darwin route as it prepares to halt services on 1 September. Nexus is citing aggressive competition from rival Airnorth for its decision, saying the route has bec…

Koala will fly next year, proclaims airline’s founder

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August 4, 2025
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Speaking to The Australian Financial Review, the airline’s CEO Bill Astling said Koala, which earlier this year fended off a winding-up application by apparent creditor Wealth Creation, is trying to fly under the radar but has backers who “understand a…

Cathay Pacific brings its new 777 cabins to Melbourne

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August 4, 2025
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Sydney in April was the first Australian city and second destination outside of Hong Kong to see the new cabin product, with Melbourne now also being served by the refurbished aircraft on daily CX104 and CX105 services as of 3 August.

Brisbane Airport clears new IATA security audit in world first

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August 4, 2025
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As part of the Security Management Systems certification process, IATA visited the airport on-site in June, and conducted a full audit of its approach to aviation security, with Brisbane being certified at the highest level of entry.

Operation Babylift ‘babies’ meet with their rescuers after 50 years

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August 4, 2025
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In an event hosted by the Australian War Memorial late last month, the now-grown passengers of Australian aircraft that carried them as orphaned babies from South Vietnam in April 1975 met the pilots and crew who operated the flights for a commemoratio…

WWII bomber ‘G for George’ arrives at Australian War Memorial

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August 4, 2025
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The Avro Lancaster B1 aircraft was flown by the RAAF No. 460 Squadron and completed more than 90 operational missions over Germany and occupied Europe.

Searchers scour Bass Strait for missing light plane

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August 4, 2025
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The pilot in his early 70s and his female passenger in her 60s departed George Town Airport in Tasmania at around 12:45pm bound for Hillston in central western NSW via Leongatha, with the alarm raised at around 5pm that evening after they failed to arr…

Jetstar takes on Virgin with launch of Gold Coast-Bali flights

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August 2, 2025
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The flights, operating three times per week on A320neo aircraft, commenced on Friday evening and will add more than 58,000 seats on the route per year. It comes as the carrier stations two A320neos on the Gold Coast, bringing the local fleet to six of …

Virgin knocked back government appeals to buy Rex, reports say

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August 1, 2025
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Sources said to be “familiar with the discussions” told The Australian that the office of Transport Minister Catherine King had lobbied Virgin to take over the stricken carrier earlier this year, but found no success. It comes as Rex marks one year of …

RAAF works with US Air Force on mobile command exercises

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August 1, 2025
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Central to the operation is a small, highly specialised team made up of Australia’s 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit and the US 552nd Air Control Wing, working together in real time to coordinate air operations across the battlespace.