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Australia’s Airbus and Boeing fleets surpass pre-COVID numbers

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January 16, 2024
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According to figures in the Airservices Network Overview report for December 2023, there are now 389 Airbus and Boeing planes in Australia’s skies as of 31 December 2023, compared to 370 in 2022 and 382 in 2019.

Pima Air and Space Museum R5O Restoration Update

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January 15, 2024
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By Casey Asher The Pima Air and Space Museum is preparing to roll out a long-awaited addition, their newly restored Lockheed R5O-5 Lodestar, for display in their outdoor collection. The Lockheed Model 18 airliner was […]

Pima Air and Space Museum R5O Restoration Update

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January 15, 2024
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Newcastle Airport terminal upgrades delayed to next year

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January 15, 2024
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The multi-million-dollar upgrades originally planned for completion this year, which will overhaul the international terminal including passenger and border processing facilities to better support overseas flights, have been set back due in part to “su…

Bonza parent company sued over repossessed Flair planes

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January 15, 2024
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Three 737 MAX 8s and one 737-800 leased to Flair from a trio of Ireland-based lessors were repossessed last March over unpaid fees, which reportedly resulted in 777 Partners sending planes that had been earmarked for Bonza to Flair in order to make up …

Australia marks busiest single day for passenger flights in 4 years

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January 15, 2024
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Airservices figures showed 2,645 regular passenger transport (RPT) flights on 22 December, with 1,959 domestic and 686 international flights, the highest daily figure since 26 September 2019. On average, December 2023 saw 3,546 passenger flights per da…

New Flightradar24 ADS-B Receivers Activated in December 2023

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January 15, 2024
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Each month we send out complete ADS-B receiver kits that include an ADS-B receiver, antennas, and all necessary cabling to qualified hosts to help increase flight tracking […]

AvTalk Episode 248: Our favorite conversations of 2023

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January 15, 2024
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As we close out the year we look back on our a few of our favorite AvTalk conversations from 2023. There were many great ones […]

Our favorite Flightradar24 videos of 2023

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January 15, 2024
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Shooting videos for the Flightradar24 YouTube channel took me to 36 airports in 24 countries this year. That yielded 71 videos published as of today […]

Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX exit door plug separates in flight

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January 15, 2024
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The rear mid-cabin exit door plug separated from an Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX minutes after take off from Portland on 5 January. The aircraft, registration […]