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Qantas accuses ex-pilot of industrial espionage

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October 31, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo is suing Luke Fogarty, its former head of E190 commercial, operations and performance, who left the airline for a senior flight operations role with Virgin in September and is due to start next year following the expiration of a non…

Jetstar’s first A320neo spotted in flight tests

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October 31, 2024
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VH-A5A, slated for delivery by the end of the year, was snapped in testing by a planespotter in Europe this week under the test registration F-WWTR. Jetstar currently has 13 A320neos on order up to the 2029 financial year.

I didn’t ask Qantas for free upgrades, says PM

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October 31, 2024
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In a text message exchange with Sydney radio station 2GB, as reported by The Australian, the Prime Minister’s office said he had never asked then-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce or anyone else at the airline for a free upgrade, following revelations he had accep…

Rex administrator wins reprieve in ‘stolen aircraft’ lawsuit

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October 31, 2024
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With EY Australia still grappling with the recapitalisation and sale of assets, Justice James Stevenson of the NSW Supreme Court was reluctant to allow plaintiff Jet Midwest to proceed with a claim for damages upwards of $US7.2 million ($11 million).

Newcastle Airport denies reports of financial strife

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October 31, 2024
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Reporting in the Newcastle Herald this week claimed that cost overruns on the new international terminal, as well as a drop in passenger volumes and unbudgeted costs for the Astra Aerolab defence and aerospace precinct, have left the airport short of c…

Update on Bury-based steam locomotive No. 46428

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October 30, 2024
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The Bury Standard 4 Group has released a short update on Ivatt Class 2 Mogul No. 46428, which is based on the East Lancashire Railway.…

London Olympic Park to get rail freight terminal

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October 30, 2024
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A former railway goods yard, part of the site that staged the 2012 Olympic Games in the East End of London, is being redeveloped to serve as a modern, mixed use rail, industrial, logistics and leisure park.

Strikes possible as dnata ground workers set to vote on action

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October 30, 2024
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The union has accused the UAE-based airport services provider, whose customers include Qantas, Emirates, Etihad and Singapore Airlines, of “refusing decent improvements on rostering, job security and pay”.

Airservices to roll out Brisbane noise reduction plan next month

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October 30, 2024
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Starting 28 November, air traffic controllers will increase the use of Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS), which would allow more flights to take off and land over Moreton Bay rather than populated areas of Brisbane.

Jetstar may be eyeing another ex-Bonza route

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October 30, 2024
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The airline is believed to be negotiating with Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to launch a new route to Melbourne, which was reportedly one of Bonza’s more successful services before its collapse earlier this year.