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Airline peak body to meet with Airservices over ATC staffing woes

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January 27, 2026
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Airservices CEO Rob Sharp will meet A4ANZ chairman Graeme Samuel following a number of staffing headaches at the national air traffic management provider, including a chaotic day at Sydney Airport on 15 January that led to extensive delays and cancella…

Adelaide Airport hits 9m annual passengers for the first time

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January 27, 2026
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The new all-time high – up 4.1 per cent on 2024 – comes after more than 2.4 million passengers used Adelaide Airport in the December quarter, representing year-on-year growth of 6.4 per cent, and as more international airlines introduce year-round serv…

RAAF officially welcomes first MC-55A Peregrine

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January 27, 2026
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The first of four aircraft arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia late last week and is expected to act as an airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft. Operated by Number 10 Squadron, the MC-55A Pereg…

Ex-Virgin and Airservices CEOs awarded in Australia Day Honours

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January 27, 2026
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Paul Scurrah was named a recipient of a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his “significant service to the transport, logistics and freight industry”, along with Margaret Staib for “significant service to business, to the aviation sector, and to…

Le Havre posts record increase for containerised rail traffic

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January 26, 2026
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Le Havre, France’s biggest container port, posted a record increase in containerised rail traffic last year. Trains to and from its hinterland transported 145,000 TEUs,…

Last chance to save the Combined Transport Directive

Marco Raimondi
January 26, 2026
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Tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January the Transport Committee of the European Parliament will make its final decision on the fate of the Combined Transport Directive (CTD).…

Baltic Hub sets new volume records and sees rail grow in importance

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January 26, 2026
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The Baltic Hub terminal in Gdańsk, Poland, has closed 2025 with new volume records. It is establishing itself as a major European port-rail hub, highlighting…

Rail freight not (yet) impacted by week-long Belgian strike

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January 26, 2026
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The Belgian railway unions CGSP/ACOD, CSC Transcom/ACV and SLFP/VSOA have started a strike that will last until the late hours of Friday 30 January. It…

DCRail brings Class 60 back to life

Simon Walton
January 26, 2026
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DCRail has celebrated the return to service of Class 60 locomotive 60099, Ben More Assynt, following an extensive overhaul at Loughborough undertaken jointly with UKRL.…

Alstom secures order from France for 15 double-decker TGVs

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January 26, 2026
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Alstom has secured an order from SNCF Voyageurs for the supply of 15 Avelia Horizon TGV high-speed trains for delivery in 2029.