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RAAF requests more information on Euro sixth-generation fighter

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April 3, 2025
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Royal Australian Air Force head of air force capability, Air Vice-Marshal Nicholas Hogan has confirmed that RAAF personnel met to discuss the Global Combat Air Program and requested more information during the Avalon Australian International Airshow.

Avalon crash pilot stable after surgery

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April 3, 2025
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Glenn Collins, whose Pitts Special plane crashed during a four-aircraft display with the SkyAces Formation Aerobatic Team last Friday, suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

UN space chair to headline Australian Space Summit

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April 3, 2025
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Dr Ulpia-Elena Botezatu is the chair of the influential Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, which aims to foster collaboration between nations and consider legal issues arising from space exploration.

Val Kilmer, Top Gun’s Iceman, dead at 65

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April 2, 2025
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Kilmer, who played opposite Tom Cruise as “Iceman” in the 1986 action film and reprised the role for the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, died of pneumonia, his daughter said in a statement.

Brisbane Airport marks 100 years with new logo

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April 2, 2025
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The new brandmark, resembling two overlapping ribbons in the shape of a “B”, replaces the existing logo used since 2013, but retains its “jet stream” inspiration.

Topless bodybuilder in reckless stunt

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April 2, 2025
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The 23-year-old, fitness influencer Preslie Ginoski, fronted court on Wednesday after previously using his position to enter a restricted area and record video of himself posing shirtless inside the turbine of a parked aircraft, then uploading the foot…

RAAF Poseidon patrol aircraft deployed to Japan on Operation Argos

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April 2, 2025
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The aircraft and crew will operate out of Kadena Air Base in Japan, from 1 April, as it contributes to regional security and supports international United Nations Security Council sanctions enforcement against North Korea.

Tracklaying begins on Western Sydney Airport metro

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April 2, 2025
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Tracklaying on the transport link, which will incorporate 106.8 kilometres of rail line and 76,285 sleepers, began north of a new metro bridge over what will be the M12 motorway and is proceeding towards the line’s terminus at St Marys.

Virgin reportedly gearing up for long-awaited ASX return

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April 1, 2025
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Sources have told The Australian and the AFR that the airline, owned by US financier Bain Capital, and its executives have been meeting with potential investors, while the group has also been restructured in new filings as a public company.

Auckland Airport to cut fees after overcharging more than $170m

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April 1, 2025
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The fees have been at the centre of a row between Auckland Airport and its airline customers, with the airport arguing that upcoming price hikes are necessary to fund the NZ$3.9 billion integration of its domestic and international terminals.