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We need sovereign SAF production, says Sydney Airport boss

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March 13, 2026
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Speaking at the Renewable Fuels Summit in Sydney on Thursday, Scott Charlton said NSW has “no refining capability” for jet fuel despite Sydney Airport alone accounting for around 40 per cent of Australia’s aviation fuel use, or around nine million litr…

Safran and The Helicopter Line sign new support contract

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March 13, 2026
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The Helicopter Line, which operates sightseeing tours from bases in Queenstown, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, has entered into a new support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract with Safran to support operational reliability.

Qantas settles major COVID credits lawsuit

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March 13, 2026
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The suit, filed by Echo Law in August 2023, was on behalf of “hundreds of thousands” of Qantas customers on flights scheduled to depart between 1 January 2020 and 1 November 2022, the law firm says. It came after criticism of the Flying Kangaroo’s hand…

Waberer’s rail freight subsidiary wins major contract with BMW

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March 12, 2026
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PSP Rail, the rail freight subsidiary of Hungarian logistics group Waberer’s International, has won a major contract with BMW to transport finished vehicles. The first…

SBB Cargo continues to bleed

Marco Raimondi
March 12, 2026
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In a year of restructuring, terminal closures, layoffs and infrastructure works, SBB Cargo had a complicated 2025. This was also reflected in the company’s annual…

Timor-Leste’s Aero Dili to add Darwin services

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March 12, 2026
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The Timor-Leste flag carrier will fly twice per week between Dili and the NT capital starting 24 May, and will compete with existing QantasLink and Airnorth services. It will be Aero Dili’s first Australian destination, with potential connections inclu…

Nowra helicopter poll open for Nowra helicopter pole

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March 12, 2026
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The UH-1B Iroquois “Huey” Helicopter, Serial 894, was removed from its pole in the South Coast town in 2023 after 25 years on display, with locals now able to vote on whether it should be replaced by an identical replica or by a model of a Seahawk.

Air New Zealand slashes flights to save fuel costs

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March 12, 2026
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Speaking to RNZ, Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar said while no routes will be axed entirely, services will be reduced “proportionally across the board”. The airline earlier this week suspended its financial guidance due to the volatility in fuel…

Siemens to launch rail vehicle production in duisport’s logport I

Marco Raimondi
March 12, 2026
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Logport I, managed by duisport and located in Duisburg-Rheinhausen, is one of the key logistics hubs in Germany and Europe. From next year, however, the…

DB Cargo UK and Plasmor cement 40-year partnership

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March 11, 2026
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A new five-year contract between DB Cargo UK and Plasmor Group will extend a rail freight partnership that began almost four decades ago. The agreement…