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Jetstar could axe cabin bag weight limits

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February 13, 2026
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Speaking to news.com.au, Jetstar’s head of network and fleet, Ted Knight, said that the current policy – which allows passengers up to 7kg of cabin bags for free – could be updated to add more weight, or switch to a size-based allowance as seen on many…

Internal weapons slated for Ghost Bat in Block 3 upgrades

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February 13, 2026
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The Australian-designed and manufactured MQ-28A Ghost Bat aircraft program is moving forward after deploying an aircraft to fire an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile against an Australian-made Phoenix Jet uncrewed aerial target late last…

Launch window opens for Australian hypersonic flight milestone

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February 13, 2026
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The flight is scheduled for no earlier than late February, launching aboard Rocket Lab’s “That’s Not A Knife” mission from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, operated by the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Final launch timing will b…

Virgin Australia farewells pair of execs in management reshuffle

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February 13, 2026
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Velocity Frequent Flyer CEO and VARA group executive Nick Rohrlach, and chief strategy and transformation officer Alistair Hartley, will depart Virgin Australia as of 30 April. Rohrlach will be replaced by hotel executive and former Qantas senior manag…

MSC continues rail expansion in Spain

Marco Raimondi
February 12, 2026
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Shipping giant MSC seems to be on a quest to move more volumes by rail in Spain. The most recent development is a new rail…

Kazakhstan diversifies logistics and agrees with Pakistan on multimodal development

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February 12, 2026
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Kazakhstan and Pakistan have signed a memorandum on the development of multimodal transportation between the two countries. The former, which in the rail world is…

EU establishes new TSI TEL with mandatory data sharing in rail

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February 12, 2026
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The European Commission has adopted a regulation that establishes the new Technical Specification for Interoperability for telematics (TSI TEL) and repeals TSI TAF and TSI…

Volvo and Salzgitter ‘close’ steel transport loop

Marco Raimondi
February 12, 2026
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Scrap steel from Volvo’s factory in Olofström, in southern Sweden, is now travelling on freight trains to Salzgitter, in northern Germany. This initiative now completes…

Navy and Airservices test Western Sydney’s ‘digital tower’

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February 12, 2026
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The EC-135 training helicopter conducted a “series of passes and manoeuvres” near the 45-metre digital aerodrome service (DAS) mast at WSI on Thursday in order to help calibrate and validate the camera feeds, said Airservices.

Gold Coast marks more than 1.2m passengers over 2025 peak

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February 12, 2026
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Around 47,000 more passengers transited the airport in the 2025 holiday peak than in 2024, with 600,000 in December and a further 637,000 in January. It comes as airlines including Qantas, Jetstar, and Fiji Airways look to ramp up services from the Gol…