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Regional airlines ask for exemptions from customer rights charter

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March 13, 2025
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The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) argued that taking a one-size-fits-all approach to customer protections would have “the potential to impact regional and remote communities across Australia in adverse ways including increases in pr…

‘Could not be more proud’: Hrdlicka bids farewell to Virgin

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March 13, 2025
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In a valedictory post on LinkedIn, Hrdlicka, who first announced her departure more than a year ago, noted the carrier’s achievements since COVID-19. She is due to step down as CEO on 14 March, though will help support the transition for the next few m…

$16m fund launched to lure carriers to Western Sydney Airport

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March 13, 2025
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Comprising $8 million in government funding, matched by funding from WSI, the Western Sydney International Take-Off Fund comes as tickets are slated to go on sale for flights to and from the airport later this year ahead of its scheduled opening in lat…

Government pours $1bn into new Western Sydney Airport rail link

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March 13, 2025
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Described by the government as a “missing link” on Sydney’s rail network, the future corridor would connect Bradfield – and, by extension, Western Sydney Airport – with Leppington in the city’s southwest, providing an alternative to the northbound metr…

Boeing committed to space despite Starliner setbacks

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March 13, 2025
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Speaking at an industry event in Washington, Michelle Parker, a vice president for the aerospace giant, insisted space was “core” to the business.

Great Western Railway makes a grant to life skills village in Gloucester

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March 13, 2025
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Great Western Railway has made a grant to an interactive life skills village in Gloucester that helps young people learn about making safer choices.

Sydney’s $200m Terminal 2 upgrades to begin in May

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March 12, 2025
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The major renovations, announced in November, will be the first to T2 in more than 30 years and will include overhauls to check-in, bag drop, and security areas, with the aim of getting passengers from kerb to gate within 15 minutes. Construction is sl…

Queenstown completes installation of aircraft-stopping safety beds

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March 12, 2025
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The 22-week project, announced last July, saw 4,870 engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) blocks installed at Queenstown, increasing its effective runway end safety area from 90 to 240 metres.

Conroy opens new DroneShield office in defence industry milestone

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March 12, 2025
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The company has announced the milestone as it employs around 250 staff in Sydney, including 200 engineers.

CEO of Virginia Spaceport Authority joins Space Summit

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March 12, 2025
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Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer Jr heads the Virginia Spaceport Authority, which operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The facility regularly hosts blast-offs from Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman and is on the same site as NASA’s legendary Wallops Fligh…