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Gold Coast Airport marks new April passenger record

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June 1, 2026
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The airport recorded a total 570,703 passengers for April 2026, up 41,606 on the same time last year and also surpassing the previous April record set in 2018. It comes after the airport saw one of its busiest-ever holiday periods earlier this year ove…

Earth-Bound: Vivid Sydney junks drone show after last week’s crash

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June 1, 2026
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Fireworks will replace the “Star-Bound” drone displays in Darling Harbour for the remainder of the festival, organisers have confirmed, after a technical fault caused a cascading failure in last Monday’s show that resulted in 89 drones crashing into th…

Sunshine Coast Airport CEO heads for the exit

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June 1, 2026
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Chris Mills, who took over from Andrew Brodie after the latter’s departure in 2023, will leave the aviation sector later this year to take up a new opportunity after leading the airport through a “period of significant growth and transformation”.

‘Helrom to be liquidated’

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May 29, 2026
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The German intermodal rail company Helrom filed for insolvency for a second time earlier this week. On the morning of Friday 29 May, its employees…

Investigation confirms: Dutch rail freight costs far exceed those of neighbouring countries

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May 29, 2026
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The Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail and the Port of Rotterdam have investigated the cost of rail freight in the Netherlands. Their findings confirmed what…

Qantas signs new frequent flyer deal with Philippine Airlines

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May 29, 2026
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The deal will see Qantas Classic Reward seats become available to book across the entire PAL network, including 15 Philippine island destinations such as Boracay and Cebu, as well as North America and the Middle East.

UK rail freight can help prevent a “gen-lost”

Simon Walton
May 29, 2026
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The launch of another rail freight operator should be good news for Britain. At first glance, GoExpress, teasing new high-speed intermodal trials between the Midlands…

IPRO Intermodal TOS: 10 reasons terminals rely on Tideworks

Marco Raimondi
May 29, 2026
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Before you can optimise your operations, you need a full view of what’s happening across your terminal. At the heart of this transformation is Intermodal…

New aerial surveillance contract for Border Force

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May 29, 2026
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Under the agreement announced this month, Metrea – with facilities across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and the EU – will partner with the Department of Home Affairs and Australian Border Force (ABF) to deliver enhanced surveillance …

ATSB praises Link Airways crew, ATC for landing with missing wheel

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May 29, 2026
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Flight FC201 to Newcastle on 29 January 2026, operated by 27-year-old VH-VEZ, was carrying 19 passengers and three crew when the left inboard main landing gear wheel separated from the aircraft during take-off, with ATC notifying the flight crew during…