Aviation - VibeWire Magazine

Army puts Black Hawks to the test in counter-terror training

Guest authors
October 28, 2025
0

The exercise, involving both air and ground crews, will be conducted across the greater Sydney, Wollongong and Goulburn regions. Soldiers and aviators will face complex, high-end simulated threat scenarios designed to test their readiness and coordinat…

Air New Zealand connects Adelaide with the South Island

Guest authors
October 28, 2025
0

Flight NZ261 landed in Adelaide at 9:30pm on Tuesday aboard the A320neo ZK-NHB, taking off again for Christchurch shortly after 7:15am on Wednesday. Flights will operate twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays until 27 March 2026, adding around 15,000 seat…

First jet aircraft lands at Western Sydney Airport

Guest authors
October 28, 2025
0

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) 737 Large Air Tanker N138CG “Marie Bashir” touched down on the runway shortly after 8:30am on Wednesday following a short flight from nearby RAAF Base Richmond to take part in a multi-agency, full-scale aerodrome emerge…

We will continue our regional flights, insists SmartLynx

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

Despite its new focus on ACMI services, the airline says its regular passenger transport flights are here to stay, having recently taken over the Lord Howe Island route from QantasLink.

Ex-Virgin Australia CEO takes top job at Fiji Airways

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

Scurrah, who led Australia’s second-largest airline group from 2019 until his resignation in 2020 following its COVID-19-induced collapse into voluntary administration, will take the helm at Fiji’s national carrier on 1 November as current CEO Andre Vi…

Avalon Airport opens new $8m freight hub

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

Backed by Victorian government investment, the facility – as flagged in January – will be able to handle 100,000 tonnes of freight per year, and is equipped with “advanced scanning technology” that will speed up cargo processing.

Brisbane Airport completes work on new Qantas security lanes

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

The screening point for Qantas passengers has five security lanes equipped with Standard 3 Rapiscan CT technology, which allows laptops and aerosols to be kept inside bags, as well as larger tubs for personal items and automatic tray return.

Qld and NT sign on to national PFAS body

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

The creation of the PFAS National Coordinating Body was a key recommendation from the government’s response to an independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination.

Sydney Airport on track for record year of international travel

Guest authors
October 27, 2025
0

Australia’s biggest gateway has recorded 12.55 million international passengers so far this year, fuelled by new services and four per cent growth in international seat capacity. It follows a 6.6 per cent year-on-year growth in international passengers…

Brisbane Airport terminals to be renamed ahead of T3 plans

Guest authors
October 24, 2025
0

In the airport’s preliminary draft 2026 master plan, it details the move to rename the international terminal as T1 and domestic terminal as T2, with the new terminal – located between the two parallel runways – to be dubbed T3.