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Melbourne opens new taxiway as part of airfield expansion

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April 9, 2025
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Tuesday saw the first aircraft to use the taxiway, Jetstar A321 VH-VWX on flight JQ514 to Sydney, greeted with a water-cannon salute. The 800-metre taxiway runs parallel to the airport’s east-west (09/27) runway, and was constructed over 11 months with…

China Southern to fly daily from Brisbane to Guangzhou

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April 9, 2025
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Starting in June, the carrier, China’s largest and one of the country’s “Big Four”, will increase its A350-900 flights from four to seven per week between Brisbane and Guangzhou, adding 48,984 inbound seats to Queensland from China per year.

RAAF airlifts fuel to flood-hit western Queensland

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April 8, 2025
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The mission earlier this month saw a C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron deploy from RAAF Base Amberley to carry two loads of fuel, totalling 28 drums, from Longreach Airport to the town of Windorah at the request of the Queensland Government.

CASA asks to be dropped from ‘Outback Wrangler’ lawsuit

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April 8, 2025
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The case, brought by Wilson’s widow Danielle in the Federal Court, also involves Helibrook, the operator of the Robinson R44 that crashed near King River in the NT, and Helibrook owner Matt Wright. Should CASA’s bid be successful, the suit would likely…

Singapore Earth Observatory director to headline Space Summit

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April 8, 2025
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Award-winning space leader, Sang-Ho Yun, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore – Remote Sensing Lab will deliver a keynote at the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025.

We need sustainable fuel mandates, says Airbus

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April 8, 2025
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Speaking at a media event in Sydney, Julie Kitcher, chief sustainability officer at Airbus, said a “basket of measures” is needed to promote more use of SAF, including a mandate that can be “phased in slowly and then uplifted”.

Sixth A220 enters the QantasLink fleet

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April 8, 2025
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VH-X4F, which touched down in Canberra on 3 April, is the sixth A220 in the Qantas fleet, and flew passengers for the first time as QF1271 from Canberra to Melbourne on Monday.

Aerospace precinct proposed near RAAF Base Edinburgh

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April 7, 2025
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The South Australian government has announced that a large parcel of land will be rezoned to support the state’s defence manufacturing capabilities.

Qantas and Airbus invest $15m in decarbonation fund

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April 7, 2025
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The partnership marks the latest step in Qantas and Airbus’ wider US$200 million joint initiative launched in 2022, aimed at fast-tracking SAF production.

Classic Hornet fighter transferred to Australian War Memorial

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April 7, 2025
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The aircraft will be joined by a damaged Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle (previously gifted to Ukraine) and a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in Anzac Hall as part of a $500 million redevelopment for the national museum.