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A Jetstar flight to the Gold Coast will usher in the start of domestic passenger services at the new Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport. Jetstar and Qantas today (June 10) launched ticket sales with confirmation that the first passenger flight […]
A higher overseas airline departure tax needs to fund the full adoption of a digital arrivals app across all international airports. The call from the Australian Airports Association (AAA) follows the release of the 2026-27 federal budget on Tuesday: the
Flight paths over Sydney are to change in early July as the city’s new international airport gears up for its first landings. Federal Transport Minister Catherine King says the changes will take effect from July 9 and affect all aircraft
Brisbane Airport is keen to add two more hotels as demand keeps growing and it is inviting hotel operators to submit proposals. It says its three hotels are now consistently reaching capacity and the new hotels will allow them to
Construction is under way on a $21 million flying doctor base at Launceston as Westpac agrees to keep sponsoring Tasmania’s rescue helicopter service. The Tasmanian government says the first soil was turned on the new base that will enable the
The Wanaka airshow will still take off this Easter long weekend even as the war in Iran spreads its wings over the highlight of the 2026 airshow season Down Under. The biannual Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow in New Zealand is
Airservices Australia’s bid to “privatise” airport firefighting services will be fought all the way, says the United Firefighters Union. The union’s aviation branch says the Airservices (a government agency) wants to sell some aviation firefighting infrastructure to a sovereign wealth
Airfares are likely to go up thanks to a 43% growth in major expansion work at Australia’s four largest airports in the last financial year. The fare increase will be the result of airports wanting to recover costs by charging
Australian aerial firefighting may one day receive a boost with a US aviation company working on turning a Boeing 767 into a Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT). California-based Coulson Aviation USA says the new B767 VLAT will replace older aircraft
Qantas is pulling out of Jetstar Japan after selling its minority stake in the low cost carrier to the Japanese government. The state-owned Development Bank of Japan will pick up the Aussie air carrier’s 33.3% stake, joining Japan Airlines (50%)
