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Qantas execs take a hit to bonuses after July cyber attack

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September 5, 2025
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Short-term bonuses for the executive team, including chief executive Vanessa Hudson, were cut by 15 percentage points for 2024–25 due to the impact the attack had on Qantas customers. Hudson herself will take a $250,000 haircut from her short-term bonu…

WA Government pumps more than $13m into aerial surf patrols

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September 4, 2025
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Under the new three-year agreement, SLSWA will continue to deliver helicopter, jet-ski and beach patrols for safety and shark monitoring, as well as communications through its SurfCom centre and shark notifications on social media.

Poor training kills, warn authors of general aviation study

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September 4, 2025
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According to official figures cited by the researchers, light aircraft account for over 90 per cent of aviation-related fatalities. More than half the studies reviewed found human factors, including pilot error, poor decision-making, and reduced situat…

ATSB investigates near miss between light plane and RAAF aircraft

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September 4, 2025
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The light aircraft, registered as VH-TKK, was diverted to RAAF Base Tindal after a total electrical failure and came within close proximity of two military aircraft on final approach using the same runway.

Bankstown Airport greenlit for major hangar development

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September 4, 2025
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Part of Bankstown’s $60 million Aviation Hangar Project Major Development Plan (MDP), the project will see the construction of two new hangars and associated facilities, which will support up to 10 GA operations in the southwest Sydney region.

Qantas swaps 737s with A220s on 2 Sunshine Coast routes

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September 4, 2025
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Starting February next year, the smaller jets will operate flights from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney and Melbourne, replacing the 737s that currently operate these routes.

Airspeeder wins CASA approval for racing eVTOL

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September 3, 2025
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The Alauda Aeronautics Mk4 has been given CASA approval, with Airspeeder hailing it as the “world’s first experimental flight certification for a racing eVTOL”. Described as a “next-generation racecraft”, the Mk4 is set to be unveiled later this year….

Video Podcast: The most wonderful time of the (financial) year

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September 3, 2025
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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and guest host Benjamin Foster unpack all the major airlines’ results and take a look ahead to the prospects for 2026.

Qld Government pours almost $13m into aerial firefighting

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September 3, 2025
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Queensland Fire Department (QFD) has secured an extension to the contract of its Large Air Tanker aircraft until the end of the 2026-27 fire season, with four additional services also made available until the end of the 2028-29 bushfire risk period.

Embraer hands over the keys to Virgin’s first E190-E2

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September 3, 2025
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The aircraft, Embraer’s 1,900th E-Jet delivered since the family was launched in 2004, is expected to arrive in Australia soon in preparation for the commencement of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) revenue flights in Western Australia next mo…