News - VibeWire Magazine

Big bucks for Gulf carriers despite Iran war

Guest authors
May 22, 2026
0

In their respective 2025-26 yearly results released this month, Qatar Airways announced US$1.94 billion (AU$2.72 billion) in profit, while Emirates posted a profit of US$6.6 billion (AU$9.2 billion), making it still the world’s most profitable airline.

Completed runway works at Kununurra send capacity soaring

Guest authors
May 22, 2026
0

The $19.1 million runway extension, which will allow larger aircraft to operate to the airport unrestricted, was funded by $15.1 million from the Commonwealth, $2.5 million from the WA Government and $1.5 million from the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Historic Qantas replica to headline new museum’s opening exhibit

Guest authors
May 22, 2026
0

The Avro 504K replica, modelled after the Flying Kangaroo’s first plane, is set to form part of the “Task Eternal” opening exhibit on the history of aviation, operated in partnership with Qantas. It will be suspended from the museum ceiling above a Cie…

First vehicle transits through the Semmering Base Tunnel

Marco Raimondi
May 21, 2026
0

Despite being three years away from final completion, the Semmering Base Tunnel in Austria saw the first vehicle crossing through. This key project along the…

‘Competition between rail and road is mostly about funding, not business’

Marco Raimondi
May 21, 2026
0

Some of the leaders of the intermodal industry gathered at the CT4EU Conference in Brussels with the motto ‘It’s time to combine’ to continue the…

Spain prepares to reduce TACs for freight on 1,435-millimetre gauge

Guest authors
May 21, 2026
0

Good news for Spanish rail freight operators. The national rail infrastructure manager Adif will soon reduce track access charges (TAC) for standard-gauge rail freight. Such…

Qantas tops on-time charts with best April performance in 9 years

Guest authors
May 21, 2026
0

The Flying Kangaroo saw 85.8 per cent on-time arrivals and departures in April across all QF domestic services, according to the latest BITRE data, with 2.2 per cent of flights cancelled. It comes as the airline was named OAG’s second most punctual maj…

New helicopter ambulance training facility opens at Bankstown

Guest authors
May 21, 2026
0

The Rescue Access Procedural Training Reinforcement (RAPTR) room is now open at Bankstown Airport’s Aeromedical Crewing Excellence (ACE) Training Centre, and includes a winch training simulator, the Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality (MAV) trainer, and a …

WSI’s first aviation scholarships given to Western Sydney students

Guest authors
May 21, 2026
0

The inaugural Soaring Scholarships have been granted to students from 18 schools in the Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly areas.

Close shave: Hair-raising security scare shuts down Avalon Airport

Guest authors
May 21, 2026
0

The terminal was evacuated for a safety check after the item was discovered at around 6am, according to reports from the ABC, with the passenger arrested at the scene but not charged. Several arriving and departing flights, including to Brisbane and Sy…