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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie said the proposal, which would cost less than $10 billion and be delivered within four years, would be “transformative” for regional areas.
Australia’s safety investigator discovered the problem after a Virgin aircraft rolled to the right during a flight from the Gold Coast to Sydney in April 2022.
It comes after Australian Aviation earlier reported how Qantas would purchase six more A321s that it will convert into freighters to replace its ageing 737s.
So far, delays and cancellations appear to be just a fraction of what they were earlier this year, with Flightradar reporting good service at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
It comes months after it was revealed a wedge-tailed eagle was behind a separate crash that killed a pilot in Sydney in July. The investigation is only at the preliminary stage, with a final report set to be published later.
The increase will include 57 additional return services per week on the ‘golden triangle’ of Sydney– Melbourne–Brisbane, and adding seats to transcontinental services to-and-from Perth using the airline’s Airbus A330 fleet.
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