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Qantas cuts domestic capacity as fuel crisis continues

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April 14, 2026
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Citing “continued volatility in fuel prices and the global economic conditions”, the Flying Kangaroo, in a market update, said domestic capacity in the fourth quarter of FY2026 is being cut by around 5 percentage points, with affected Qantas and Jetsta…

European Loc Pool EuroDual units receive Balkan homologation

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April 13, 2026
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Locomotive leaser European Loc Pool (ELP) reports a company milestone: its EuroDual locomotives have received approval for operation in Slovenia and Croatia. This follows an…

Smurfit Westrock puts paper on rail between Germany and Poland

Marco Raimondi
April 13, 2026
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Smurfit Westrock, one of the world’s largest paper and packaging companies, introduced new railway connections between their mill in Hoya to their production sites in…

Exclusive: ‘Demand is there’ for more airlines, says ex-Bonza CEO

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April 13, 2026
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Speaking exclusively to the Australian Aviation Podcast in his first major interview since the collapse of Bonza, Jordan said the popularity of his airline before its financier, 777 Partners, abruptly pulled funding in April 2024, showed that Australia…

First Qantas Project Sunrise plane now has its engines

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April 13, 2026
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A two-month flight testing program will get underway in coming weeks following the aircraft’s departure from the assembly line in Toulouse, where it has now been fitted with its twin Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

Artemis splashdown a big milestone for lunar exploration

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April 13, 2026
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After a journey of more than a week, the Orion spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of California on Saturday, carrying its four-person crew back from a historic lunar flyby. It was the first time astronauts have travelled beyond low Earth orb…

11% of Russian freight wagons unusable amid maintenance crisis

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April 10, 2026
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There are more and more faulty freight wagons in Russia. The country cannot keep up with maintenance needs. Ukrainian attacks on oil storage facilities also…

Kazakhstan increases rail transport to all Central Asian countries

Marco Raimondi
April 10, 2026
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Rail freight between Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries increased 34% in the first three months of 2026, compared to the same period last year.…

Former Transfesa Logistics now operates under the name DB Cargo Iberia

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April 10, 2026
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DB Cargo recently sold a large part of Transfesa Logistics’ business to Boluda Corporación Marítima. The sale included the company’s brand name, according to Spanish…

Gloomy outlook as railways come under fire

Simon Walton
April 10, 2026
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The global railway sector is currently enduring a period of intense and multifaceted pressure that threatens its long-term viability. This week, we observe an industry…