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Qantas topples Virgin in on-time performance

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July 21, 2025
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The Flying Kangaroo bounded past its main domestic rival in June according to the latest BITRE data, with 81.2 per cent of QF-designated services (Qantas and QantasLink) departing on time and 80.4 per cent arriving on time, compared to 78.7 per cent an…

NASA’s quiet supersonic aircraft begins taxi testing

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July 21, 2025
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Over the coming weeks, testing will ramp up until the Lockheed Martin vehicle is travelling at a speed just short of the point where it will take off. Once complete, the X-59 will then progress to a first test flight.

Alaska Airlines Suffers Ground Stop Due To IT Outage

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July 21, 2025
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Late Sunday, Seattle-based carrier urged passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

General Atomics demonstrates integrated drone capabilities

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July 21, 2025
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In a live exercise involving the MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft, the demonstration showcased real-time sensor fusion, distributed command and control (C2), and autonomous kill chain execution, including an autonomous beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) air-to…

Airservices releases detailed WSI flight paths

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July 21, 2025
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The government-owned company also said it would follow Transport Minister Catherine King’s request to make reciprocal runway operations the default operating mode at night – a move that means aircraft will arrive and depart from the same direction to m…

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Liberia, ECOWAS plan second subsea cable for five West African countries

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July 21, 2025
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Liberia’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has launched a collaborative initiative with the ECOWAS Commission for Infrastructure, Energy, and Digitalization and the World Bank to deploy a second subsea cable connecting Liberia and four other We…

Why The Airbus A380 Has Such A Slow Climb Rate

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July 21, 2025
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The four-engined jetliner is the heaviest commercial jet ever built, and also the most powerful.

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Telin launches second Bifrost cable landing station in Indonesia

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July 21, 2025
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Telkom Indonesia’s international arm Telin has launched a new cable landing station (CLS) in Kalasey, Minahasa, which will serve as its second landing point for the Bifrost subsea cable system connecting North America and Southeast Asia.

Paul Bennet to perform at world’s biggest airshow

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July 21, 2025
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Bennet is appearing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, which runs from 21 to 27 July this year and regularly attracts more than 600,000 people and 10,000 aircraft. He will perform in Paul Bennet Airshows’ signature Wolf Pitts Pro.

Defence probes ‘hard landing’ that damaged Army helicopter

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July 21, 2025
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The Australian Army helicopter was flying near the town of Timber Creek in the Northern Territory when it grounded on Wednesday evening; however, the incident only came to light in recent media reports.