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Why Aircraft Need Vertical Stabilizers, But Birds Don’t

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July 24, 2024
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Are big tail fins really necessary if birds can fly without?

Cessna crash mystery: ATSB finds no reason for Camden fatality

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July 23, 2024
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In its final report, the transport safety watchdog found that the control yoke was likely continually pushed forward during the steep descent of VH-CPQ, which crashed on 24 January, killing its student pilot, but could not find a reason for the strange…

New concept warplane unveiled at Farnborough

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July 23, 2024
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The new concept model on display features a much more evolved design with a wingspan larger than previous concepts to improve the aerodynamics of the future combat aircraft.

Super Hercules hits global milestone as RAAF looks to expand fleet

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July 23, 2024
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The Australian Defence Force uses its C-130J Hercules aircraft to deploy personnel, equipment and humanitarian supplies, as well as for search and rescue missions, disaster relief and medical evacuation.

Sluggish domestic figures continue to hamper Sydney’s recovery

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July 23, 2024
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Sydney saw around 9.7 million passengers in Q2 2024, including 3.8 million international and six million domestic passengers, with total passenger traffic up 6.4 per cent on Q2 of 2023.

Electric air taxis could be up and running by Brisbane Games

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July 23, 2024
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Wisk, a subsidiary of Boeing, has partnered with London-based Skyports to look into the potential for a vertiport network in the South-East Queensland region by the end of the decade.

Qantas and Rex battle for domestic reliability crown

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July 22, 2024
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On-time performance across all major airlines is still lagging behind long-term averages, with 76.8 per cent of flights arriving on time in June, 77.8 per cent departing on time, and 2.5 per cent cancelled.

Rex takes on rivals with ‘mischievous’ ad campaign

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July 22, 2024
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The “An Airfare to Remember” campaign, which is looking to build awareness of Rex’s domestic jet operations, is being rolled out by Rex in conjunction with agency T&Pm Australia, and uses humour and double entendres to get its message across.

Virgin to drop Cairns–Tokyo flights from next year

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July 22, 2024
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The daily service, which launched only last June, will be dropped from 24 February, with Virgin to redeploy the 737 MAX 8 aircraft currently operating the route onto domestic flights.

Melbourne Airport nears 95% of pre-pandemic levels

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July 22, 2024
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Australia’s second largest airport saw a total of 35,127,967 travellers, including 11 million international and 24 million domestic, in FY24, up 14 per cent on FY23. International is now 96 per cent recovered on 2019 levels, with domestic at 93 per cen…