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Qantas Group monitors Air India investigation as 787s keep flying

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June 16, 2025
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The cause of the AI171 accident, which killed 241 people on board and more than 50 on the ground when the 787-8 crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on Thursday, remains unknown, though one of the black boxes has been rec…

Network Rail to upgrade Peak District viaduct

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June 14, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that it is to spend £7.5 million on upgrading a Peak District railway viaduct.

On-time performance remains at 3-year high, says Airservices

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June 13, 2025
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Citing official BITRE data for the month, Airservices pointed to an average of 82 per cent on-time arrivals and on-time departures in April, as well as a cancellation rate of two per cent, in its latest Network Overview report for May 2025.

Air New Zealand to ramp up North America services

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June 13, 2025
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The Kiwi carrier will add more than 34,000 extra seats between Auckland and North America from October 2025 to March 2026, an 8 per cent increase in US and Canada capacity over the previous year, including a 15 per cent boost to premium seating.

Virgin Australia returns to long-haul with first Qatar flight

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June 12, 2025
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The inaugural VA1 service took off for Doha shortly after 3pm using Qatar Airways’ 777-300ER A7-BET, marking the first long-haul international flight for Virgin since the carrier went into administration in 2020.

McDermott adds 3 new fixed-wing firefighting tankers

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June 12, 2025
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The Queensland-based firm plans to use the Transall C-160 fixed-wing aircraft, which can safely land on small regional airstrips for refilling, to bolster its aerial firefighting capabilities in remote and rugged locations. It aims to have all three op…

Newcastle Airport stress-tests its new terminal

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June 12, 2025
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The test on Wednesday was part of the airport’s preparations to open the refurbished international terminal, which will serve Jetstar’s year-round flights to Bali from October with the aim of also attracting other overseas carriers.

LATAM to fly daily from Sydney and Melbourne over end-of-year peak

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June 12, 2025
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The Chilean carrier will increase its non-stop Sydney–Santiago flights from three to seven days a week starting in November, with Melbourne to follow in December. Both schedules will run until March next year to coincide with the South American summer …

Scotland-France Ro-Ro rebirth moves closer

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June 11, 2025
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The initiative was raised in a debate at the Scottish Parliament involving members of the former coalition government of the Green Party and the currently minority ruling Scottish National Party.

Air New Zealand to fly from Western Sydney International

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June 11, 2025
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The new service to Auckland will commence from “mid-2027” and has been supplemented by funding from both the NSW government and the airport itself.