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Qantas gears up for Christmas as more freight expected this year

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December 9, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo expects to deliver more than 50,000 tonnes of international and domestic freight over the holiday season, with its domestic freighter fleet to fly around 550 additional hours across November and December, adding 3,000 tonnes of dome…

Upgrades complete on RAAF Base Williamtown

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December 9, 2024
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Commencing in December 2020, Downer delivered major aircraft pavement reconstruction; stormwater drainage and aeronautical ground lighting runway upgrade works; and the construction and installation of two aircraft arrestor systems.

WA company to 3D-print aircraft propulsion systems for Defence

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December 9, 2024
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Aurora Labs, engaged in a $319,000 contract by the Australian Department of Defence, will build on the ongoing development of A3D’s existing micro gas turbines and support defence operations utilising unmanned aerial systems platforms.

Newcastle Airport names interim CEO

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December 9, 2024
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Andrew Warrender, currently the airport’s executive manager for aviation and air freight business development, will fill the role being vacated by outgoing CEO Dr Peter Cock from 9 January.

Thameslink remind passenger’s of Upcoming Christmas Disruption

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December 8, 2024
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Thameslink issue warning that two engineering work project’s will affect their services this Christmas

Railway prepares for disruption from Storm Darragh

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December 7, 2024
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Network Rail is warning passengers that stormy weather might disrupt their train journeys this weekend.

Milan and Naples regions connected by a new intermodal rail flow

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December 6, 2024
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Intermodal terminals at Melzo and Marcianise are now connected by a direct intermodal flow, provided by Hannibal, the rail container logistics arm of Contship Italia Group.

Delta Air Lines’ maiden LAX flight lands in Brisbane

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December 6, 2024
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Flight DL93 arrived in Brisbane from Los Angeles at 7:18am on Friday aboard N522DZ, an A350-900 painted in Delta’s 2028 Olympic Games livery. The service, announced in February, will operate three times per week and is anticipated to deliver more than …

‘Enough is enough’, say aviation disability advocates

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December 6, 2024
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A new campaign, which features disability rights campaigner Shane Hryhorec as well as support from Sophie Morgan of Rights on Flights, looks to raise awareness of “systemic issues in air travel that result in mistreatment, discrimination, and dangerous…

Ground workers to strike for 24 hours next week as dnata talks fail

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December 5, 2024
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The planned industrial action, starting at 6am Wednesday, will affect ramp, cargo and baggage handling across Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory, and comes after 98 per cent of workers voted in favour of strikes in a …