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Singapore Airlines opens new Perth lounge ahead of fourth daily flight

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February 27, 2024
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The redesigned SilverKris lounge will serve SIA’s business class and qualifying frequent travellers, with the airline to add a fourth flight per day from 31 March. The extra flights will use 303-seater A350-900 aircraft, adding 220,584 more seats to th…

Hobart Airport embarks on 3-year terminal overhaul

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February 27, 2024
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The current terminal was designed for 1.5 million passengers per year and currently handles 2.6 million, with forecasts of 3.5 million by 2030. The upgrade – to be carried out by Hutchinson Builders – will see the terminal double in size, with works ex…

Lack of female pilots behind bad pay figures, say airlines

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February 27, 2024
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Qantas and Virgin have argued a global lack of women becoming pilots or engineers is the reason airlines performed badly in gender pay data released by the federal government.

Qantas to face the music over standing down of safety rep

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February 27, 2024
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Judge David Russell in November found the major airline guilty of unlawfully standing Theo Seremetidis down over a direction he made to staff to cease cleaning planes that had landed from COVID-19 “hotspots”. Qantas now faces up to $1 million in penalt…

NT Gov awards $100M road resurfacing contract

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February 27, 2024
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The Northern Territory Government has awarded a group of contractors a $100 million, five-year contract to deliver responsive and regular […]

Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 receives planning approval

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February 27, 2024
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The Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 project has received planning approval, marking a major step forward for the Western Sydney […]

$2.75B committed to direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line

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February 27, 2024
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The Sunshine Coast is set to receive a new heavy rail connection which could provide trips to Brisbane that are […]

Network Aviation strikes to resume from Wednesday

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February 27, 2024
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The Australian Federation of Air Pilots, which suspended planned strikes over the weekend due to the risk from ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln, are planning three rolling one-day work stoppages for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday now that the threat has pas…

Melbourne Airport parking spaces close as Naarm Way stage 2 begins

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February 26, 2024
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The new stage, slated to open in 2026, will directly connect Tullamarine Freeway to dedicated pick-up and drop-off areas at the carpark for Terminals 1, 2 and 3, which the airport says will enhance safety and reduce traffic congestion.

Former Army training chief to head Aviation Australia

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February 26, 2024
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Glenn Ryan AM, former director general of the Australian Army’s Executive Training Authority, has also served as chief of staff and chief operations officer at Forces Command, as well as chief instructor at 1st Recruit Training Battalion. He will repla…