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Asia tipped to take lion’s share of new aircraft deliveries to 2043

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October 23, 2024
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The 2024-2043 Cirium Fleet Forecast released by aviation consultancy firm Cirium Ascend Consultancy has predicted 45,900 new deliveries worldwide between 2024 and 2043, valued at $3.3 trillion in total, 45 per cent of which are expected to go to Asia i…

Qantas engineers launch 24-hour strike

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October 23, 2024
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Around 300 engineers from the “alliance unions” – the AMWU, AWU and ETU – embarked on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday morning following Qantas’ “refusal” to meet with workers on a new enterprise agreement, with rallies held outside Melbourne and Brisbane…

Investigation underway after Bacchus Marsh Cessna crash

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October 22, 2024
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The Cessna 150, VH-EYU, appeared to stall and collided with the ground shortly after take-off from Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome at Parwan in Melbourne’s North West at around 11:20am, killing its male pilot. The plane was registered to Bacchus Marsh Aero Clu…

UK aircraft-mounted laser sees successful trial

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October 22, 2024
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The new air defence laser system reportedly defeated 100 per cent of targets during a live firing trial held at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden.

Qantas most on-time airline in September

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October 22, 2024
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QF-designated services in September saw an on-time departure rate of 77.1 per cent and on-time arrivals of 76 per cent, compared to 73.1 per cent and 73 per cent respectively for VA flights; however, Virgin’s cancellation rate was half of Qantas’ at 1….

ACCC will not stand in the way of Airservices price rise

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October 22, 2024
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Airservices has asked for a weighted 6 per cent price rise in 2024–25, a significant drop from its initially planned four price increases between April 2024 and January 2026, which would have between them raised the weighted average prices by 19 per ce…

Virgin wants ACCC to greenlight Qatar wet lease by next month

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October 22, 2024
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In its application to the competition watchdog, Virgin requested interim authorisation for the flights by November 2024 for a launch in June 2025, to coincide with the peak northern summer period as well as major events like the 2025 British and Irish …

King Charles III appointed honorary head of RAAF

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October 21, 2024
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Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force Sam Mostyn said His Majesty’s honorary appointments, which also include Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Australian Navy and Field Marshal of the Australian Army, are an important…

First Skytrans A319 delayed to next month

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October 21, 2024
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The plane was originally expected to arrive in the country this month to help launch Skytrans’ wet-leasing business after its acquisition earlier this year by global aviation firm Avia Solutions Group.

Compensation for sacked Qantas ground handlers still unclear

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October 21, 2024
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Justice Michael Lee could only identify a figure for three test cases based on their circumstances after the outsourcing. One person received $100,000, another $40,000, and the last $30,000.