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Crash victims’ families furious as Boeing dodges criminal trial

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May 26, 2025
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In an agreement reached with the US Department of Justice, Boeing – a major defence contractor – will not face a felony fraud trial over the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 on 29 October 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on 10 March 2019, despite l…

AMSL Aero marks a year of Vertiia hydrogen testing

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May 26, 2025
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The firm, based at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport, says Vertiia will be able to fly up to 1,000km with its 100kW hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. AMSL Aero has used more than 200kg of hydrogen in its functional test bed since it began trials in mid-2024.

Qantas to boost seasonal New Zealand capacity

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May 26, 2025
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From 15 December 2025 to 26 January 2026, the Flying Kangaroo will increase its trans-Tasman seats by up to 20 per cent, with 60,000 extra seats compared to the same time last year – or around 3.3 million seats in total.

Drone delivers medical supplies to flood hit residents

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May 26, 2025
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The crew of volunteers flew the supplies across the Manning River to Harrington on Friday night, after receiving an urgent request.

Cathay Pacific restores pre-COVID Adelaide flights

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May 23, 2025
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The Hong Kong-based carrier is the last to bring back its pre-COVID Adelaide route, which ended in March 2020. It will operate a seasonal service starting 11 November, flying three times per week on its 280-seat A350-900 fleet until 27 March next year.

No mechanical fault in Talisman Sabre Taipan crash

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May 22, 2025
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A recently released Aviation Safety Investigation Report, finished by the Defence Flight Safety Bureau, investigated the details surrounding the incident which occurred during a night training activity at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 near Lindeman Island.

Melbourne Airport joins record-breaking international travel boom

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May 22, 2025
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Both international and domestic figures rose year-on-year, with 1,026,386 international and 2,084,257 domestic passengers – up 16 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively – for a new April record of 3.11 million passengers. The news comes soon after Austr…

No monthly cancellations for VARA again

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May 21, 2025
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The result for April comes as the wider Virgin group beat the Qantas Group for on time arrivals, departures and cancellations.

Video Podcast: ‘It’s a lot easier to shut it down than to start it up’

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May 21, 2025
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On location in Auckland, Australian Aviation’s Jake Nelson talks to outgoing Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran about his tenure, what he might have done differently, and what might be next for the airline.

Exclusive: We cut too much staff in 2020, says Air New Zealand CEO

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May 21, 2025
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Speaking exclusively to the Australian Aviation Podcast, Greg Foran, who will depart Air New Zealand in October, said that with the benefit of hindsight, one thing he would have done differently was to “burn more cash” rather than try to cut costs.