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Airservices signs Frequentis deal to manage growing drone traffic

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March 4, 2024
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The partnership comes after an Airservices report released last month indicated that drone use in Australia is expected to rise from 1.5 million flights per year in 2023 to 60 million in 2043, or an average of 20 per cent per year for the next 20 years.

Turkish Airlines begins landmark Istanbul–Melbourne service

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March 4, 2024
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The three-times-weekly service will initially operate via Singapore, but the carrier plans to turn the route direct when it takes delivery of longer-range aircraft.

Cairns Airport to use 100% renewable power from next year

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March 1, 2024
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North Queensland Airports Group (NQA) has signed a six-year partnership with state-owned CleanCo Queensland, which will see Cairns Airport and its tenants supplied mainly with electricity from Kaban Green Energy Hub near Ravenshoe. The deal also covers…

Regional and FIFO push Perth Airport above pre-COVID levels

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March 1, 2024
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The airport is the first major gateway in Australia to surpass total pre-COVID passenger figures, though Melbourne in December outstripped its previous record for international capacity, and comes after a record 2023 for Perth with more than 15 million…

First commercial QantasLink A220 flight touches down in Canberra

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March 1, 2024
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Flight QF1226 took off from Melbourne at 10:24am on Friday morning on board QantasLink’s second A220, VH-X4B, touching down in Canberra at 11:09am. Qantas also began operating A220s on its Melbourne-Brisbane route on Friday.

ASIO chief warns of critical infrastructure sabotage threat

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March 1, 2024
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Mike Burgess, Director General of Security at Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), has raised concerns over the potential for sabotage targeting critical infrastructure. Speaking at ASIO’s annual threat assessment, Burgess…

QantasLink trades frequency for bigger planes on Sydney–Armidale

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February 29, 2024
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Starting on 20 May, QantasLink will fly two fewer services per week to the regional NSW city, but capacity will be maintained by replacing all De Havilland Dash-8 Q300s currently serving the route with 74-seater Q400s.

Jetstar adopts ‘sunset-inspired’ uniforms as its third decade dawns

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February 29, 2024
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Created by Australian fashion designer Genevieve Smart in consultation with 40 Jetstar pilots, cabin staff and airport employees, the uniforms will be worn by more than 5,000 Jetstar workers across Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore starting l…

Australian politician ‘sold out’ to foreign regime after being recruited by spies

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February 29, 2024
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Mike Burgess outlines activities of spy network dubbed ‘the A-team’ in annual threat assessment, without naming former politician nor the country involved

Truck driver kills motorcyclist in Melbourne

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February 29, 2024
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Another truck driver kills a vulnerable road user (motorcyclist this time). Maybe Melbourne has too many trucks? A truck a minute at this school crossing […]