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Court unfairly ‘shut out’ Qatar strip-search case, lawyer argues

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March 24, 2025
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The Federal Court was told five Australian women left traumatised over strip-searches and physically invasive examinations at Doha in October 2020 have been “shut out of their trial despite having identified very serious questions” that should be tried…

Inside job: 3 men jailed over Sydney Airport cocaine plot

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March 24, 2025
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The men, at least two of whom appear to have worked for Qantas subsidiary Jets Transport Express, attempted to bring 100kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of $40 million into the country on a cargo flight from Johannesburg.

Volcanic ash disrupts Bali flights

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March 21, 2025
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While no Qantas services have been affected, six Jetstar flights on Friday morning were cancelled and two morning Virgin Australia services – to Brisbane and Melbourne – were pushed back to the afternoon due to potential impact from the ash cloud.

Qantas flights diverted as fire closes Heathrow Airport

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March 21, 2025
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Heathrow, the largest of London’s six commercial airports, will remain closed until at least 11:59pm local time on Friday, causing havoc in the surrounding airspace. At least two Qantas flights in the air have been forced to divert, while others set to…

Seattle-Tacoma Airport CEO Leaving To Head Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

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March 20, 2025
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Lance Lyttle, the Managing Director of Seattle-Tacoma, joined the Port of Seattle in January 2016.

Exclusive: Sydney slots will be world’s most transparent, says ACL

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March 20, 2025
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Airport Coordination Limited (ACL), which will take over slot management at Australia’s largest airport on 1 April, was awarded a three-year contract last month to replace outgoing manager Airport Coordination Australia (ACA).

Governments sign deal with Melbourne Airport on rail link

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March 20, 2025
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The three parties have formally agreed to work together to complete the project, which is now able to move forward after the airport last year dropped its demand for an underground link and agreed to the state government’s preferred above-ground option.

Former Toll exec tapped to head Newcastle Airport

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March 20, 2025
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Linc Horton (pictured, second from right), ex-global head of property for Toll, will take over from interim CEO Andrew Warrender on 5 May. Warrender had stepped into the position last year following the departure of Dr Peter Cock after a decade at the …

Devil’s Number: The US Gets 2nd Route With Flight 666

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March 20, 2025
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The US has barely any routes with flight 666, but it is about to get another.

These International Airports Are A Luxury Shopper’s Paradise

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March 19, 2025
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Luxury brands are becoming increasingly popular in airport shopping zones.