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Melbourne breaks post-COVID record again as China flights surge

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February 12, 2024
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January marked one year since the resumption of flights between mainland China and Melbourne, and saw more than 3,136,944 people pass through the airport, up 16 per cent on January last year. More than six million people have transited Melbourne Airpor…

Sydney air traffic control tower to receive life-extending overhaul

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February 12, 2024
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The overhaul is not expected to cause any disruption to ATC services, and will involve life extension on the tower’s infrastructure as well as upgrading internal facilities into a “modern workspace”, Airservices says.

Australia to see 60 million drone flights a year by 2043

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February 12, 2024
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A report by Scyne Advisory for Airservices Australia predicts that drone flights will increase by an average of 20 per cent per year for the next 20 years. Australia saw around 1.5 million drone flights in 2023.

Qantas FIFO pilots plan new 2-day strike this week

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February 12, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo said in response it was “reviewing schedules and planning contingencies” to minimise disruption to passengers.

CPB to provide Army Aviation Program works at Townsville

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February 12, 2024
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The program of works includes the upgrade or rebuild of infrastructure and facilities at the base in North Queensland.

$400m extra investment in Ghost Bat program

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February 9, 2024
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The federal government said the extra money would be used to fund the next stage of the program, including the delivery of three aircraft that have “enhanced design and improved capabilities”.

Qantas denies price gouging after ex-ACCC chair’s report

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February 8, 2024
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The report, commissioned by the ACTU, stated bluntly that “the duopoly in the aviation sector in Australia is dominated by Qantas and there is price gouging by Qantas”, and called for “unnecessary restrictions on competition” in domestic and internatio…

New optical-illusion-sensing AI could be used to train pilots

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February 8, 2024
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While the neural network remains a work in progress, Charles Sturt University researcher Dr Ivan Maksymov believes it could be put into use at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) at Wagga Wagga.

Rex warns Armidale ‘last in line’ for return after MP’s attack

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February 8, 2024
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Adam Marshall, Nationals member for Northern Tablelands, accused Rex of breaking a “public commitment” to return to Armidale next month after the airline announced that services between Sydney and the northern NSW city would not resume until at least O…

Airservices performance rallies in January after December dip

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February 8, 2024
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12 per cent of ground delays and 1 per cent of arrival cancellations in January were attributable to Airservices, down from 16 per cent and 6 per cent in December respectively. The air traffic control body had attributed its December performance to “st…