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Melbourne Airport nears 95% of pre-pandemic levels

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July 22, 2024
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Australia’s second largest airport saw a total of 35,127,967 travellers, including 11 million international and 24 million domestic, in FY24, up 14 per cent on FY23. International is now 96 per cent recovered on 2019 levels, with domestic at 93 per cen…

Aviation back to normal after CrowdStrike IT crash

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July 21, 2024
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It comes after Jetstar was forced to cancel virtually all flights until 2am Saturday after its baggage systems were affected and check-in issues occurred.

Yorkshire train cleaners go on strike

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July 19, 2024
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The RMT Union says that its members, who are cleaners at Hitachi Rail in Doncaster, are on strike today after rejecting the latest pay offer.

Global Microsoft outage grounds planes in Australia

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July 19, 2024
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FlightRadar24 tracking data appears to show planes grounded in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Qantas unveils jetlag-busting lighting for Project Sunrise

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July 19, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo said it spent more than 150 hours testing different options that could mimic human’s “circadian rhythms” to help customers adjust to their destination’s time zones.

Work begins on Hobart’s $130m runway upgrade

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July 19, 2024
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The project, supported by $60 million in federal government funding, will enable Hobart to handle international flights using wide-body aircraft such as the 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350.

SIAA chief executive quits after 3 months

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July 19, 2024
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In a LinkedIn post announcing the news, Maria MacNamara gave no reason for her exit while the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) has yet to issue a public statement on the departure.

Jet pilots did not discuss deadly manoeuvre beforehand, says ATSB

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July 18, 2024
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VH-DZJ crashed in Port Phillip Bay on 19 November 2023 after colliding with another S-211, VH-DQJ, during an aerobatic formation filming flight.

NT government warns Darwin Airport against ‘excessive’ charges

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July 18, 2024
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Darwin Airport’s owner, Airport Development Group (ADG), is revising its Conditions of Use (COU) charges for the airport from 1 August. The airport shares runways with RAAF Base Darwin.

Former top Virgin executive to head Airservices for 12 months

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July 18, 2024
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Rob Sharp, who left Virgin in 2019 as part of a management restructure, was CEO of Tigerair for four years before becoming Virgin’s group executive for airlines. After Virgin, he served as secretary of Transport for NSW from 2021–23, and will now serve…