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Dovetail opens new facility for electric aircraft development

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April 16, 2024
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The facility in the Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct at Latrobe Regional Airport, backed by investment from the Victorian state government, will be used for Dovetail’s goal of retrofitting regional aircraft with batteries and hydrogen fuel cells f…

Qantas pilots didn’t wear oxygen masks despite fumes, says ATSB

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April 16, 2024
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Two QantasLink pilots who experienced hypoxia-like symptoms on a 717 service from Sydney to Hobart last year did not use supplemental oxygen, the ATSB has revealed.

Brisbane Airport prepares for major runway works

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April 16, 2024
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The 12-week overhaul, set to begin on 24 June, will replace 18 ageing concrete slabs on the runway threshold that have reached the end of their life. The runway will be shortened from 3.5km to 2.7km during the works, meaning larger international aircra…

Qantas face LATAM competition on Sydney to Santiago

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April 15, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo has had the route to itself post-COVID, with the latest data from the Department of Transport showing it boasted load factors of 90 per cent outbound – its fourth-highest for an international destination.

China successfully tests maglev trains in vacuum tube, eyeing future speeds of 4,000 kph

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April 15, 2024
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China’s new high-speed train doesn’t roll along railways, it flies through tubes. There are hopes it will one day connect cities and villages across the […]

Light rail to airport: What every councillor thinks

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April 15, 2024
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The Gold Coast City Council is divided on the potentially $7.6 billion construction of light rail from Burleigh to Gold Coast Airport. These are the […]

Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten has failed, after judge finds ‘substantial truth’ to story

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April 15, 2024
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The Federal Court has found, on the balance of probabilities, Bruce Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. Justice Michael Lee has […]

Hobart exceeds pre-COVID figures ahead of rivals

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April 15, 2024
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It comes as data from the Department of Transport show Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are still falling below pre-pandemic levels.

RAAF Poseidons to receive $140m upgrade

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April 15, 2024
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The first two aircraft to undergo the ‘Increment 3’ modification will be upgraded in Jacksonville, Florida, with the remainder of the fleet of 12 to be completed at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.

Mystery over Fokker 100’s descent below minimum safe altitude

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April 15, 2024
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The descent was controlled by an auto-flight system that had to be disconnected when the aircraft dipped to 480 ft below the minimum safe level and wouldn’t respond to crew instruction.