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Conroy opens new DroneShield office in defence industry milestone

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March 12, 2025
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The company has announced the milestone as it employs around 250 staff in Sydney, including 200 engineers.

CEO of Virginia Spaceport Authority joins Space Summit

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March 12, 2025
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Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer Jr heads the Virginia Spaceport Authority, which operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The facility regularly hosts blast-offs from Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman and is on the same site as NASA’s legendary Wallops Fligh…

Aviation customer rights charter needs more teeth, says Choice

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March 12, 2025
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The proposed charter, which was introduced in December, had been flagged as part of the Aviation White Paper released in August. While Choice said it is a “welcome next step”, the organisation criticised it for being too vague and said it is not strong…

Paul Jones promoted to Virgin CCO as Emerson prepares for top job

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March 11, 2025
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Jones, previously Virgin’s chief customer and digital officer, was last month ruled out of the running to replace outgoing chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka after facing controversy over his role in the illegal outsourcing of Qantas ground workers during …

Old fleet dragging down Qantas brand, says Mullen

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March 11, 2025
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Speaking at the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Governance Summit on Tuesday, Mullen, who has led the Qantas board for around six months, said the airline’s aging fleet “should have been replaced earlier” and has led to a reputation for “cra…

Cruise in the sky: ‘Kangaroo Route’ charter tour to take off in 2026

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March 11, 2025
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The 14-day trip organised by Captain’s Choice, departing in February next year, will use a specially hired Qantas A330-300 to fly from Sydney to London on an “almost identical flight path to the one Qantas first wholly operated in 1947”.

Qantas medical incident shows risk of single-pilot flights, says AIPA

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March 11, 2025
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The captain of QF505, which was operating from Brisbane to Sydney aboard VH-VXI, experienced chest pains en route and requested a defibrillator, which was ultimately not used. The aircraft declared a medical PAN call and safely touched down in Sydney a…

Army sends Chinooks to support Alfred recovery efforts

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March 11, 2025
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Three CH-47F medium-lift helicopters from 5th Aviation Regiment had arrived in Oakey, near Toowoomba in South-East Queensland, as of Tuesday morning, having flown from Townsville on Saturday via Rockhampton.

Wait continues for pair of NSW Rural Fire Service Black Hawks

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March 10, 2025
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As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, the S-70A Black Hawks have not yet been approved by CASA to carry non-military passengers, meaning they could not be used to fly firefighters and other emergency personnel to disaster zones and could only be us…

Flights resume after Cyclone Alfred

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March 10, 2025
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Airports including Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast have all reopened to traffic, with Qantas Group and Virgin Australia both restarting flights to the region on Sunday after the danger from the storm passed. Alfred had made landfall as a tropic…