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China Southern to fly daily from Perth over year-end peak

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July 29, 2026
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The carrier, which recently moved to year-round Perth services, currently flies three times per week, but will move to seven over the summer, bringing an extra 12,600 inbound seats on board its 787-9 Dreamliners. In total, 55,200 seats will be availabl…

CASA to ease certification of large drones

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July 29, 2026
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The rules, to come into effect on 29 September, will provide additional options for certification of RPAs heavier than 150kg, beyond the current experimental and restricted certificates.

Low water levels on Rhine hit barge services, ‘switch to rail a limited option’

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July 29, 2026
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German tri-modal operator Contargo is braced for significant disruption to its Rhine barge services in the coming days due to low water levels on the…

Lisbon’s largest rail terminal to remain open until 2032

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July 28, 2026
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What is left of Portugal’s largest rail terminal in Bobadela, north of Lisbon, will remain open until the end of 2032. The government decision delayed…

Ukrainian rail freight shrinks by 6% in H1 2026

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July 28, 2026
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The volume of Ukrainian rail freight has decreased by 6% in the first half of 2026. Exports suffered even more, shrinking by 9.6% year-on-year. Heavy…

Türkiye launches tender for Istanbul bypass design and construction

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July 28, 2026
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The Turkish Ministry of Transport opened the tender for the design and construction of the Istanbul North Rail Crossing Project (INRAIL). The future line is…

Russian rail sidings in trouble as diesel price doubles

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July 28, 2026
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Russian rail freight is suffering from the ongoing diesel shortage. Prices have more than doubled. The impact is extensive: 80% of Russian rail freight uses…

Alan Joyce memoir hits shelves

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July 28, 2026
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Published by Hardie Grant, Riding the Jet Stream touches on key moments from Joyce’s working life, including the founding of Jetstar, the GFC, the Qantas worldwide fleet grounding, the campaign for same-sex marriage, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maurice Blackburn still working on ‘complex’ Qantas settlement

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July 28, 2026
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The firm, which received the settlement funds from Qantas last May, noted that it “must take all reasonable steps to make payment within 24 months of the scheme commencing, i.e. May 2027”, and that initial minimum $9,000 payments were made to all regis…

Aussie UAS supplier warns of suspected cyber attack

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July 28, 2026
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Australian company CubePilot, which supplies hardware and embedded software for the civilian unmanned systems industry, has warned its customers that some of its systems are offline while it investigates a “security incident”.