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New Jetstar route links the Hunter to Singapore

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March 24, 2026
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Flight JQ88 to Denpasar took off shortly after 10:15am on Tuesday aboard the A321neo LR VH-OYW, with all four of Newcastle’s weekly Bali services now continuing on to Changi Airport. Jetstar has increased from three to four Newcastle-Bali flights per w…

Pro-Iran hackers claim F-35 technical data theft

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March 24, 2026
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Following reports by hacktivist group APT-Iran that it had breached Lockheed Martin, the defence prime has said it is aware of the threat actors’ claims. The RAAF currently operates a fleet of 72 F-35As, which are slated for Block 4 upgrades.

Buyer beware on Middle East flights, ACCC warns

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March 24, 2026
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In its latest Domestic Airline Competition report, the consumer watchdog has noted “significant disruption to international air travel to Europe in particular” from the Iran war, and says it is “closely monitoring” Australia’s airline industry as the s…

Wheels up for Avalon’s first international flight in 6 years

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March 24, 2026
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The inaugural JQ49 service to Denpasar took off from Avalon at 6:30pm on 23 March aboard A321neo LR VH-OFS, with five flights to operate per week. It comes ahead of the return of direct Avalon-Adelaide services on Thursday, as well as an expansion of A…

Kyrgyzstan hopes to connect CKU line to broader rail network, Middle Corridor

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March 23, 2026
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Construction work on the future China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan line has been on the way for over a year. Recently, the Kyrgyz president revealed a timeline for its…

Signalling is not the only lever. Why operational innovation can’t wait for ERTMS

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March 23, 2026
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Decades of debate about signalling systems have framed rail’s capacity crisis as an infrastructure problem. But the internet taught us that the most transformative capacity…

Norway unveils plans for DAC commercial tests

Marco Raimondi
March 23, 2026
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Large-scale commercial tests for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will begin next year all across Europe. For Norway, trains operated by Onrail will be equipped with…

Disruptions ahead for rail to the port of Southampton

Simon Walton
March 23, 2026
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A major programme of Easter engineering works at Network Rail will put the spotlight back on Eastleigh, one of the UK’s most important but often…

Works underway on Auckland Airport’s check-in hall

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March 23, 2026
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A new temporary “Zone T” area will provide extra capacity during peak periods as ongoing construction proceeds to unify domestic and international flights in a single terminal, which will reduce available floor space in check-in areas.

Qantas reclaims on-time performance crown

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March 23, 2026
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The Flying Kangaroo saw 82 per cent of flights arrive on time and 83.9 per cent depart on time, compared to 79.7 per cent on-time arrivals and 81.6 per cent on-time departures for Virgin; however, only 1.4 per cent of VA services were cancelled, compar…