News - VibeWire Magazine

Brisbane Airport prepares for major runway works

Guest authors
April 16, 2024
0

The 12-week overhaul, set to begin on 24 June, will replace 18 ageing concrete slabs on the runway threshold that have reached the end of their life. The runway will be shortened from 3.5km to 2.7km during the works, meaning larger international aircra…

Next stage of Inland Rail works to begin in VIC

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

Early works are set to begin on the Beveridge to Albury – Tranche 2 section, which involves work on a […]

Brisbane Airport undertaking runway repairs

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

Brisbane Airport’s original runway – which has been in use since the 1980s – will soon undergo repair works to […]

New business precinct for Western Sydney International Airport

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

Companies have been officially invited to become part of a new business precinct that is set to be developed at […]

Qantas face LATAM competition on Sydney to Santiago

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

The Flying Kangaroo has had the route to itself post-COVID, with the latest data from the Department of Transport showing it boasted load factors of 90 per cent outbound – its fourth-highest for an international destination.

Hobart exceeds pre-COVID figures ahead of rivals

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

It comes as data from the Department of Transport show Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are still falling below pre-pandemic levels.

RAAF Poseidons to receive $140m upgrade

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

The first two aircraft to undergo the ‘Increment 3’ modification will be upgraded in Jacksonville, Florida, with the remainder of the fleet of 12 to be completed at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.

Mystery over Fokker 100’s descent below minimum safe altitude

Guest authors
April 15, 2024
0

The descent was controlled by an auto-flight system that had to be disconnected when the aircraft dipped to 480 ft below the minimum safe level and wouldn’t respond to crew instruction.

New charity partner for Scotland’s Railway

Guest authors
April 13, 2024
0

On 12 April, representatives from ScotRail, Network Rail Scotland, and charity Age Scotland launched a new partnership between the organisations.

Qantas pauses Perth to London non-stop flights over Iran fears

Guest authors
April 13, 2024
0

The QF9 service – one of the world’s longest – will now stop over in Singapore because the 787’s range isn’t long enough to divert around the Middle East.