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Qantas A321XLRs come to Brisbane

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November 17, 2025
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The Flying Kangaroo’s new domestic aircraft, which will replace its older 737-800s, are commencing Brisbane services as of Monday 17 November. Initially operating one return service per day, Qantas expects the A321XLR to expand its presence in Brisbane…

Melbourne tests new international bag handling system

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November 17, 2025
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The new $500 million baggage system, slated to be up and running in early 2026, will use totes, electronic sorting, and an early bag store capable of holding around 1,400 pieces of luggage at a time to increase capacity and enable real-time bag trackin…

Air New Zealand to battle Qantas, Jetstar on Brisbane-Queenstown

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November 17, 2025
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Operating over the winter and spring months from 22 June to 23 October 2026, the service will fly three times per week on A320neo aircraft, offering a total of 17,560 additional seats between Queensland and the South Island.

Virgin hails growth and transformation at first AGM after relisting

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November 17, 2025
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Speaking at the meeting on Friday, CEO Dave Emerson said the airline had seen a successful 2025 financial year, with 20.7 million customers flown and a statutory net profit after tax of $479 million, and that trading for 2026 to date is in line with it…

Airservices staffing levels on the right track, says CEO

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November 14, 2025
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Speaking at the Australian Financial Review’s Infrastructure Summit in Sydney, Rob Sharp said Australia’s air traffic management provider, which has been actively recruiting over the past few years, is in better shape in terms of workforce than Europe …

Adelaide and Parafield Airports score highest carbon accreditation

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November 14, 2025
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Both airports have reached level 5 carbon accreditation, which requires “maintaining a Net Zero carbon balance on Scopes 1 and 2, and actively addressing Scope 3 emissions sources”. It comes after Adelaide last December became the first major Australia…

Second set of ADF Apache helicopters lands in Australia

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November 14, 2025
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The pair of attack helicopters, acquired through foreign military sales with the United States and manufactured by Boeing, were delivered by United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster to RAAF Base Townsville.

New LifeFlight helicopters arrive in Mount Isa

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November 14, 2025
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The first of the upgraded helicopters, VH-LF3, touched down in Mount Isa this week, with LifeFlight CEO Ashley van de Velde saying the AW139 is the perfect search and rescue aircraft to cover the long distances in the region.

Another blow to the NH90 helicopter platform as Norway pulls out

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November 13, 2025
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Sweden and New Zealand are among international militaries still operating the aircraft, while the Australian Defence Force grounded its MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet after a fatal crash during Talisman Sabre 2023.

Newcastle will have its first direct link to Singapore next year

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November 13, 2025
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Jetstar will ramp up its recently-launched Newcastle–Bali service to four per week from 29 March, adding 24,000 seats per year, and will introduce another leg connecting through to Singapore. It comes a week after the low-cost carrier announced a simil…