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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.

Virgin waits for Qatar nod to appoint CEO, say reports

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January 13, 2025
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The Australian Financial Review has claimed the airline is mindful that the Transport Workers’ Union opposes the favourite for the top job due to his apparent role in the illegal sacking of ground workers mid-COVID-19.

Indonesia AirAsia to return to Darwin in March

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January 13, 2025
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The low-cost carrier will fly three times per week starting 22 March, adding nearly 1,000 weekly seats on the resumed non-stop service.

Launceston Airport working to revive Bonza route

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January 10, 2025
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The airport’s chief executive, Shane O’Hare, argued many of the former carrier’s services were “real goers” and the company’s troubles stemmed from its investor, 777 Partners.

ATSB begins probe into Rottnest Island crash

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January 9, 2025
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ATSB chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said on Thursday that investigators would now seek to recover and preserve any recorded data onboard the aircraft before transporting it to a secure facility in Perth for further examination.