Treasurer Jim Chalmers has explained why there was no extra funding for the Suburban Rail Loop in the federal budget last night.
Category: Australia
Exclusive: Bonza load factors averaged 70%, source claims
On average, Bonza’s 186-seat 737 MAX 8s were seeing more than 130 customers per flight at its Sunshine Coast, Melbourne (Tullamarine) and Gold Coast bases since commencing services in January last year, a source with knowledge of the situation told Aus…
Bonza to stay grounded for another fortnight
Flights will not resume before 29 May, administrator Hall Chadwick said, and staff will remain stood down until that time as talks continue with “interested parties” who could potentially save the embattled airline. Expressions of interest are open unt…
Airports back Bonza despite being owed millions
James Goodwin, chief executive of the Australian Airports Association (AAA), told Australian Aviation the association understands Bonza owes “at least $10 million in unpaid aeronautical and terminal charges”.
Piper pilot’s slip of the tongue caused near miss with Qantas Dash 8
According to ATSB director of transport safety Dr Stuart Godley, while both pilots had made the required mandatory calls on the local common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), the Cherokee’s pilot had mistakenly called Mildura’s runway 36 “runway 35”….
No one injured in Rio train derailment
There have been no injuries recorded after an autonomous train derailed at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The […]
Man in hospital, two arrested after alleged assault on train
A man is in hospital with facial injuries and two others have been arrested following an alleged assault on a train north of Brisbane.
Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ has been delayed. In the meantime, this is what locals want
A three-year delay in building a sky rail through the heart of Brunswick has been hailed as an opportunity to transform the nearby Sydney Road shopping strip, with calls for the installation of accessible tram stops, wider footpaths and bike lanes before the Upfield line is ripped up.
Thousands of Sydney commuters are in for a “tough” 12 months when their train line closes this year
Here’s the NSW Government’s plan for commuters who live along the Bankstown to Sydenham line, which is set to close for metro conversion
Hoax bomb threat causes commuter chaos at Sydney’s major Central Station
A hoax bomb threat at Sydney’s Central Station has caused commuter chaos as police swarm the platform and trains come to a grinding halt.