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Eurocopter pilot escapes burning helicopter after wirestrike

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October 2, 2025
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A Eurocopter AS 350 (registration unknown), which was conducting agricultural spraying operations near Holbrook, NSW, on 3 September, hit a wire with its skids and lost control, crashing into the ground and catching fire; despite this, the pilot was ab…

Boeing rumoured to have 737 MAX replacement in the pipeline

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October 2, 2025
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According to reports this week in the Wall Street Journal, the planemaker’s CEO Kelly Ortberg met with Rolls-Royce officials in the UK earlier this year to discuss engine options for the aircraft, while “a person familiar with the plans” said Boeing is…

Space tech ‘hyperfactory’ opens at Adelaide Airport

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October 2, 2025
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Fleet Space says its 5,300-square-metre facility will boost Australia’s advanced manufacturing capacity, enabling the production of thousands of next-generation geophysical sensors and hundreds of satellites annually.

ADF claims fifth straight victory at global drone racing tournament

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October 1, 2025
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A total of 43 pilots from Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, plus new teams from Belgium, Germany and the Philippines competed in the three-day competition from 16 to 18 September.

Video Podcast: Qantas’ fleet future takes flight

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October 1, 2025
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On this week’s Australian Aviation podcast, Jake has a full trip report of the inaugural flight of the Qantas A321XLR, and he and David discuss what it will do for the airline both domestically and internationally.

First jet to land at Western Sydney Airport this month

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October 1, 2025
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The NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) 737 Large Air Tanker, N138CG “Marie Bashir”, will take part in a multiagency, full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise on 28 and 29 October, including a simulated aircraft incident, as WSI prepares to open late next ye…

Axe falls on trio of QantasLink bases despite outcry

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October 1, 2025
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Pilot and cabin crew bases in Hobart, Canberra and Mildura will be shuttered in April 2026, with around 70 employees moved to larger bases in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, following a review conducted by QantasLink.

Defence signs $133.6m sustainment contract for air operations

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October 1, 2025
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The recent signing of a sustainment contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) will deliver critical integration enhancements to the Air and Space Operations – Command and Control System (ASO-C2CS), which allows Defence personnel to plan and conduct…

Fair Work awards ex-dnata employee $36k in unfair dismissal case

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September 30, 2025
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As reported in The Australian, 21-year-old Courtney Sewell said she felt forced to resign from her part-time work for Emirates with dnata at Perth Airport earlier this year after a sexual harassment complaint against a male co-worker was closed with no…

RAAF heads to Japan for first trilateral Exercise Bushido Guardian

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September 30, 2025
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Operating from Misawa Air Force Base, the exercise will see eight RAAF F-35A Lightning II fighter jets from No. 3 Squadron train alongside Japanese and US aircraft. Traditionally a bilateral exercise between Australia and Japan, the 2025 program is the…