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China Southern to fly daily from Perth over year-end peak

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July 29, 2026
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The carrier, which recently moved to year-round Perth services, currently flies three times per week, but will move to seven over the summer, bringing an extra 12,600 inbound seats on board its 787-9 Dreamliners. In total, 55,200 seats will be availabl…

CASA to ease certification of large drones

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July 29, 2026
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The rules, to come into effect on 29 September, will provide additional options for certification of RPAs heavier than 150kg, beyond the current experimental and restricted certificates.

Alan Joyce memoir hits shelves

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July 28, 2026
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Published by Hardie Grant, Riding the Jet Stream touches on key moments from Joyce’s working life, including the founding of Jetstar, the GFC, the Qantas worldwide fleet grounding, the campaign for same-sex marriage, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maurice Blackburn still working on ‘complex’ Qantas settlement

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July 28, 2026
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The firm, which received the settlement funds from Qantas last May, noted that it “must take all reasonable steps to make payment within 24 months of the scheme commencing, i.e. May 2027”, and that initial minimum $9,000 payments were made to all regis…

Aussie UAS supplier warns of suspected cyber attack

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July 28, 2026
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Australian company CubePilot, which supplies hardware and embedded software for the civilian unmanned systems industry, has warned its customers that some of its systems are offline while it investigates a “security incident”.

Avalon opens up new freight link to Saudi Arabia

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July 27, 2026
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The arrival of the 747-400 freighter 9H-AKJ at 10:45am on Saturday marked Avalon as the first airport in Australia to receive freight under the Australia Saudi Logistics Alliance arrangement, signed on 9 June, opening up a direct cargo corridor with th…

Navy’s dedicated drone squadron marks first Integrator flight

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July 27, 2026
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Already in service with the Army’s 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, the Integrator uncrewed aerial system (UAS) is the fourth platform operated by the Navy’s dedicated UAS squadron since its commissioning in 2018.

Boeing teases Meteor missile capability for MQ-28 Ghost Bat aircraft

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July 24, 2026
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New questions have been raised about the combat capabilities of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft after it was shown accompanied by a Meteor air-to-air missile.

Indonesian T-50i Golden Eagle combat aircraft debut at Exercise Pitch Black

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July 23, 2026
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Indonesian Air Force T-50i Golden Eagle light combat aircraft have been deployed to Exercise Pitch Black in the Northern Territory for the first time.

Sharp Airlines announces expansion of Launceston–King Island services

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July 23, 2026
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Sharp Airlines has announced an expansion of its direct Launceston–King Island services with non-stop flights now operating every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, departing Launceston at 7:00am and arriving on King Island at 8:00am.