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Alliance sells spare E190 parts and engines for $110m

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July 3, 2025
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The FIFO and charter operator has offloaded the bulk of its E190 parts inventory to Orlando-based supplier AVIAN Inventory Management for around $49.4 million, and has sold the CF34-10 engines from six E190 airframes to Dallas firm Beautech Power Syste…

ORR rejects plans for direct London trains for Wrexham, Rochdale and Manchester passengers

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July 3, 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road have rejected plans for direct trains to London from three companies, citing a lack of capacity on the West…

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Rail regulator rejects West Coast Main Line applications due to insufficient capacity

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July 3, 2025
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Rail regulator rejects West Coast Main Line applications due to insufficient capacity
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has rejected applications from three companies seeking track access contracts with…

Former Boeing Defence Australia executive takes over global role

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July 3, 2025
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Stephen Parker, who earned a Master’s at Queensland University of Technology, had previously been managing the role in an interim capacity since the last department chief was ousted and has also been heavily involved with the 777X program.

Perth Airport turns to WSI designer for new terminal plan

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July 3, 2025
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The Australian firm will head a “global consortium of architecture and design companies” to overhaul the terminals as part of Perth’s $5 billion capital works program, which is designed to bolster the airport’s role as a western gateway to Australia….

Australia to acquire $2.12bn in air defence and strike missiles

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July 3, 2025
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AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 missiles can precisely strike targets at extended range, providing a significant deterrence to potential adversaries and enhancing the ADF’s strike capability, which is a key priority of the 2024 National Defence Strategy.

European rail body says multimodal, multi-country cooperation needed

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July 3, 2025
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Brussels-based CER is encouraging the European Union (EU) to put third-country cooperation on track for better port-rail logistics.

Holiday Travel: The Airports To Avoid This July 4th

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July 3, 2025
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2025 is set to be the busiest year on record for air travel.

YouTube Reviewer Threatened & Detained After Kuwait Airways Flight

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July 3, 2025
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A YouTuber’s recent flight review seems to landed him in some hot water with Kuwait Airways. What began as a dispute wi…

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Telecom Egypt completes its two landing points for SEA-ME-WE-6

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July 3, 2025
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Telecom Egypt and subsea supplier SubCom announced on Wednesday they have successfully completed two landings for the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE-6) subsea cable system on each of Egypt’s two coasts.