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Global Microsoft outage grounds planes in Australia

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July 19, 2024
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FlightRadar24 tracking data appears to show planes grounded in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Qantas unveils jetlag-busting lighting for Project Sunrise

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July 19, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo said it spent more than 150 hours testing different options that could mimic human’s “circadian rhythms” to help customers adjust to their destination’s time zones.

Work begins on Hobart’s $130m runway upgrade

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July 19, 2024
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The project, supported by $60 million in federal government funding, will enable Hobart to handle international flights using wide-body aircraft such as the 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350.

SIAA chief executive quits after 3 months

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July 19, 2024
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In a LinkedIn post announcing the news, Maria MacNamara gave no reason for her exit while the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) has yet to issue a public statement on the departure.

Jet pilots did not discuss deadly manoeuvre beforehand, says ATSB

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July 18, 2024
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VH-DZJ crashed in Port Phillip Bay on 19 November 2023 after colliding with another S-211, VH-DQJ, during an aerobatic formation filming flight.

NT government warns Darwin Airport against ‘excessive’ charges

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July 18, 2024
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Darwin Airport’s owner, Airport Development Group (ADG), is revising its Conditions of Use (COU) charges for the airport from 1 August. The airport shares runways with RAAF Base Darwin.

Former top Virgin executive to head Airservices for 12 months

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July 18, 2024
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Rob Sharp, who left Virgin in 2019 as part of a management restructure, was CEO of Tigerair for four years before becoming Virgin’s group executive for airlines. After Virgin, he served as secretary of Transport for NSW from 2021–23, and will now serve…

NJE staff had to ‘manually scoop toilet waste’ on charter flight: TWU

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July 18, 2024
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The TWU says the four-hour flight, which carried the Fremantle Dockers AFL team home from Launceston to Perth on Saturday, 13 July, ran out of water after around half an hour, disabling the toilets and posing a “significant health and safety risk”.

Dovetail angles for Europe with hydrogen powertrain demo in Spain

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July 18, 2024
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The Australian company, part-owned by Rex, unveiled the powertrain at an event in Seville, the first of its kind in Spain. The system demonstrated in Seville was designed for a Beechcraft King Air, and comes after Dovetail had been on the hunt for a Eu…

Google Wing drone delivery launches in Melbourne

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July 18, 2024
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It comes with Wing’s Jesse Suskin set to speak at Australian Aviation’s upcoming Australian Aviation Summit on 29 August.