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China Eastern begins 4-week trial of Perth–Shanghai service

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January 23, 2024
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The first flight from Shanghai Pudong, MU7389, touched down just after 10:30am on Friday aboard the 232-seat A330-200 B-8231. China Eastern will operate three non-stop return services per week, on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, until 18 February.

Rex launches another broadside at Qantas and Virgin performance

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January 23, 2024
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Last month saw 74.3 per cent of Rex services depart on time and 70.6 per cent arrive on time. In contrast, Qantas had 69.5 per cent on-time departures and 67.8 per cent on-time arrivals, with Virgin the worst of the three at 56.5 per cent on-time depar…

The Vision: The Return of the Dornier Do X

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January 22, 2024
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By Anthony Liberatore In Hildesheim, Germany, a replica of the Dornier Do X flying boat is taking shape and I had the privilege of interviewing the person who is spearheading this effort, Peter Kielhorn. The […]

The Vision: The Return of the Dornier Do X

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January 22, 2024
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D-Day Squadron Attending Shuttleworth’s D-Day Weekend 2024

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January 22, 2024
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PRESS RELEASE Over the bank holiday weekend of May 25-26, 2024, Shuttleworth will be playing host to the world-renowned D-Day Squadron, who will be starting their European tour in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of […]

D-Day Squadron Attending Shuttleworth’s D-Day Weekend 2024

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January 22, 2024
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Jetstar A320 grounded after fender bender with ute

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January 22, 2024
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VH-VGJ (similar aircraft pictured), which was not carrying passengers, was being towed to gate 4 when the Mitsubishi Triton driven by an airport security contractor employee crashed into its right engine at approximately 5:30am, smashing the ute’s wind…

Gold Coast debacle kneecaps Bonza’s December performance

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January 22, 2024
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Just 52.6 per cent of scheduled Bonza services took off on time last month, down from 73.3 per cent in November, while cancellations went from 4.2 per cent to 19.4 per cent. This was the worst performance on both metrics among all domestic and regional…

Sydney Airport ‘draws a line’ under COVID with best month since 2019

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January 22, 2024
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A total of 3.58 million passengers went through Sydney’s terminals last month – 15.8 per cent higher than December 2022, and 90.6 per cent of December 2019 levels – with Australian passport holders exceeding pre-pandemic numbers for the first time, up …

Qantas hails performance despite Transport Minister attack

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January 22, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo pointed to new data that showed it was outperforming Virgin despite its on-time departures remaining far below the long-term average.