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Key figure in Western Sydney Airport infrastructure quits

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February 4, 2025
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While WSI itself is a Commonwealth project with no involvement from the NSW Department of Transport, Jo Haylen as Minister has overseen transport links to the airport site including its metro, which is slated to open alongside the airport in late 2026.

WA regional fare subsidy to continue into 2026

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February 4, 2025
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The Regional Airfare Zone Cap (RAZC) scheme will receive another $4 million in funding, allowing it to continue into the middle of 2026, a move which follows a successful three-year pilot program.

Sikorsky tests new Black Hawk engines

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February 4, 2025
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The Lockheed Martin company expects the Black Hawk modernisation program involving the new GE Aerospace turbine engines to boost aircraft performance, combat capabilities and range. The Australian Defence Force has purchased 40 Black Hawks to replace i…

Link Airways suspends some Sydney routes in NSW reshuffle

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February 4, 2025
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The carrier will suspend services from Sydney to Inverell and Narrabri as of 1 March 2025, citing “reduced demand”, while ramping up flights to Armidale, Coffs Harbour, and Tamworth.

Sydney Airport hits new post-COVID record

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February 3, 2025
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Australia’s largest international gateway saw 11 million passengers in total across the three months to December 2024, up five per cent on the same period in 2023 but only 94.4 per cent of the fourth quarter of 2019.

Sydney Seaplanes to grow fleet under new ownership

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February 3, 2025
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The company, which currently operates two amphibious Cessna Caravans and a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, will add a second Beaver under the ownership of hotelier Dr Jerry Schwartz, with a fifth seaplane expected by the end of the year.

Airnorth to link Cairns with Alice Springs

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February 3, 2025
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The service, to be operated with 100-seat Embraer E190 aircraft, will fly three times per week return between the two destinations starting 14 April, and is estimated to add around 30,000 seats per year on the route.

Investigators probe altitude discrepancy in DC mid-air collision

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February 3, 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recovered black boxes from both the American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 passenger jet and the US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in the incident, which killed all 67 people on board…

Dnata ground handlers lock in fresh deal

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February 3, 2025
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The union said the fresh deal would see pay rises of up to 12 per cent over two years alongside improvements to rostering and rest periods.

Delta rivals Qantas with Melbourne–LAX service

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February 1, 2025
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The new LAX service will operate three times weekly from December using the carrier’s fleet of 275-seat A350-900 aircraft.