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Australia marks half-decade high for December international travel

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January 15, 2025
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Last month, Australia saw 21,076 total international flights, up 5 per cent year-on-year and 11.8 per cent month-on-month, while domestic flights declined 2 per cent year-on-year to 91,547, according to Airservices’ Australian Aviation Network Overview…

Qantas flights delayed to avoid SpaceX rocket debris

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January 14, 2025
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The carrier currently flies up to six times a week between Sydney and Johannesburg using its 485-capacity A380s, in what is one of its most popular services.

Spend more of departure tax on border processing, airports urge

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January 14, 2025
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The Passenger Movement Charge (PMC), which was increased to $70 per passenger as of last July, is added to departing international passengers’ airfares and brought in more than $1.2 billion in revenue for the overnment annually pre-COVID.

Melbourne flags international terminal expansion as capacity soars

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January 14, 2025
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The airport is in discussions regarding an expanded international satellite with up to five new wide-body gates, as well as more room for shops, passenger waiting areas and airline lounges.

Jetstar ramps up Sunshine Coast–Melbourne services

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January 14, 2025
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The low-cost carrier will add more than 140 new evening flights on the route, as well as upgrade more than 170 existing A320-200 services to A321s, increasing capacity by 14 per cent over 2024. In total, Jetstar will offer more than 350,000 Melbourne–S…

Hobart Airport breaks pre-COVID December record

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January 14, 2025
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The airport recorded 277,000 passengers last month, up from a pre-COVID-19 December high of 271,154 in 2019.

South Korea to update runway structures after 737 crash

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January 13, 2025
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Teams will now attempt to improve the structures to make them safer by the end of January and fully complete the upgrade by the end of this year.

Another WWII Beaufort bomber discovered at sea

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January 13, 2025
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The aircraft, A9-497, was lost during a 1944 mission when it made an emergency water landing off the coast of Darwin. Remarkably, all four crew members survived the incident and were rescued the next day.

Saab Australia joins Ghost Bat program

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January 13, 2025
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The company, an offshoot from the Swedish aerospace giant, said ‘TactiCall’ integrates multiple comms technologies into a single intuitive interface and includes radio infrastructure and avionics equipment.

Poll reveals substantial support for Australia Day

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 13, 2025
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A new poll shows it is “clear that mainstream Australians have had a gutful” of anti-Australia Day sentiments, with a majority celebrating our national day.