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New infrastructure installed at RAAF Base Amberley

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January 23, 2026
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The new weighbridge infrastructure, reportedly big enough to allow for Defence’s largest vehicle combinations, can calculate axle and total gross weight as a truck drives on in about five minutes. It replaces old weigh scales not compatible with the cu…

Netherlands shocked by 1400% increase in (identified) rail freight leakages

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January 23, 2026
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Rail freight has suddenly become one of the topics of the day in the Netherlands. The environmental and transport inspectorate ILT reports that it has…

‘Europe should rethink 740-metre trains and mega trucks’

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January 22, 2026
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Problem: Driven by the goal of improving business efficiency, automotive and railway carriers are advocating for the use of larger truck trailers and longer trains.…

VTG seals deals in Spain and UK for over 450 wagons

Marco Raimondi
January 22, 2026
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VTG, one of Europe’s leaders in the wagon leasing industry, is expanding its fleets in Spain and the United Kingdom. VTG Spain will provide 399…

Scotland-France ferry plan delayed again

Simon Walton
January 22, 2026
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Industrial activity may be ticking upwards across Forth Ports, but plans for a Scotland-France ferry service remain high and dry.

Virgin Australia chalks up near-spotless month for cancellations

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January 22, 2026
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Australia’s second largest airline group cancelled just 0.8 per cent of flights in December 2025 according to new BITRE data, compared to 2.4 per cent of Qantas red-tail services and 1.9 per cent of Jetstar flights. In total, 1.9 per cent of all flight…

Ex-Qantas pilot admits to copying sensitive documents

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January 22, 2026
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Captain Luke Fogarty, former head of E190 commercial, operations and performance at Qantas, copied “several thousand megabytes” of commercial information, including for E190s, 737s, and 787s, and has reached a settlement with Qantas over the matter, Th…

ATSB lauds golf course crash pilot’s ‘effective decision-making’

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January 22, 2026
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In dramatic scenes that spread across social media, the Piper PA-28, VA-BUN, crashed on the golf course on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 17 August 2025 following a mechanical failure, with a student pilot sustaining minor injuries and the aircraft itsel…

Alleged trespasser charged over Melbourne Airport incident

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January 22, 2026
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Flight QF782 from Perth, operated by the 737-800 VH-VXJ, touched down 17 minutes behind schedule after the pilot performed a go-around to avoid the Nepalese national, who police say trespassed near the live runway, while two other aircraft were prevent…

Jetstar to upgauge Brisbane–Canberra services over winter

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January 22, 2026
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The low-cost carrier will replace A320-200s with A321neo LRs between Brisbane and Canberra from April to October this year, each of which offers up to 52 additional seats per flight. It will be the first time Jetstar has operated the new aircraft into …