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Perfect storm of factors blamed for Sea World crash

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April 9, 2025
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In its final report into the disaster, which killed four people and injured six others when two EC130 helicopters collided mid-air on Main Beach minutes away from Surfers Paradise on 2 January 2023, the transport safety watchdog made 28 findings, inclu…

Indonesia AirAsia to compete with Jetstar on Adelaide–Denpasar

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April 9, 2025
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Starting 25 June, the low-cost carrier will operate four flights a week to Bali using its 180-seat A320-200 aircraft, adding more than 74,000 seats per year on the route.

Melbourne opens new taxiway as part of airfield expansion

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April 9, 2025
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Tuesday saw the first aircraft to use the taxiway, Jetstar A321 VH-VWX on flight JQ514 to Sydney, greeted with a water-cannon salute. The 800-metre taxiway runs parallel to the airport’s east-west (09/27) runway, and was constructed over 11 months with…

China Southern to fly daily from Brisbane to Guangzhou

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April 9, 2025
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Starting in June, the carrier, China’s largest and one of the country’s “Big Four”, will increase its A350-900 flights from four to seven per week between Brisbane and Guangzhou, adding 48,984 inbound seats to Queensland from China per year.

RAAF airlifts fuel to flood-hit western Queensland

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April 8, 2025
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The mission earlier this month saw a C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron deploy from RAAF Base Amberley to carry two loads of fuel, totalling 28 drums, from Longreach Airport to the town of Windorah at the request of the Queensland Government.

CASA asks to be dropped from ‘Outback Wrangler’ lawsuit

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April 8, 2025
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The case, brought by Wilson’s widow Danielle in the Federal Court, also involves Helibrook, the operator of the Robinson R44 that crashed near King River in the NT, and Helibrook owner Matt Wright. Should CASA’s bid be successful, the suit would likely…

Singapore Earth Observatory director to headline Space Summit

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April 8, 2025
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Award-winning space leader, Sang-Ho Yun, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore – Remote Sensing Lab will deliver a keynote at the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025.

We need sustainable fuel mandates, says Airbus

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April 8, 2025
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Speaking at a media event in Sydney, Julie Kitcher, chief sustainability officer at Airbus, said a “basket of measures” is needed to promote more use of SAF, including a mandate that can be “phased in slowly and then uplifted”.

Sixth A220 enters the QantasLink fleet

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April 8, 2025
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VH-X4F, which touched down in Canberra on 3 April, is the sixth A220 in the Qantas fleet, and flew passengers for the first time as QF1271 from Canberra to Melbourne on Monday.

Steel for Peel Ports Liverpool but Scunthorpe faces closure

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April 7, 2025
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Peel Ports Group is positioning the Port of Liverpool as a global hub for steel handling, having posted a record-breaking year for bulk imports in…