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Airservices performance slips in December as staffing issues bite

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January 15, 2024
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In its latest Network Overview report for December 2023, the body responsible for air traffic control in Australia acknowledged that 16 per cent of ground delays last month were attributable to Airservices, up from 11 per cent in October and November.

NASA unveils its quiet supersonic aircraft in Mojave desert

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January 14, 2024
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The technological advancements created by the X-59 are hugely significant, given that non-military aircraft are banned from flying faster than the speed of sound over land – a rule that contributed to the early retirement of the Concorde.

Virgin attacks Qantas’ use of overseas crew in Bali row

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January 12, 2024
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Todd Reynolds, a Virgin GM, said in a letter to the IASC that Jetstar “relies heavily on cabin crews based in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and New Zealand”.

FAA says MAX door incident ‘should never have happened’

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January 12, 2024
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The US aviation regulator’s comments come as it formally launches a probe into the incident involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 earlier this month.

Rex Mini Gulf services to continue

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January 12, 2024
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The ‘Mini-Gulf’ program, which began in March 2023, added extra services on Mondays and Fridays to remote communities of Normanton and Mornington Island.

Vital upgrades on the way for RAAF Base Amberley

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January 11, 2024
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The $4 million investment will support Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets currently stationed at Amberley, with upgrades to an external fuel tank workshop, communications support works, electrical repairs, and m…

NTSB hunts for bolts from Alaska’s blown-out MAX 9 door plug

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January 11, 2024
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More than 170 MAX 9s operated in US airspace or by US carriers are still grounded for safety inspections, with United and Alaska Airlines – the two major carriers that operate the aircraft – both reporting finding loose bolts.

‘White-out’: Heavy cloud caused fatal 2022 EC130 crash, says ATSB

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January 11, 2024
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The crash of VH-XWD on 31 March 2022, which killed all five people on board and was labelled “among the worst in Victoria’s history”, was a result of the pilot inadvertently flying into weather conditions that required instruments despite operating und…

Melbourne Airport marks busiest month since 2019

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January 11, 2024
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Last month was the first time since January 2020 that Melbourne saw more than one million international passengers, with the airport also setting a new all-time monthly record for international flights at 4,976, breaking January 2020’s record of 4,834.

Jetstar focuses on new planes, not retrofits, to curb Brisbane noise

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January 10, 2024
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The carrier added two new A321neo LRs to its fleet shortly before Christmas, bringing total NEO numbers to 11, with seven more expected by the end of this year. After considering fitting vortex generators to A320s for noise reduction, Jetstar has since…