Adam Thorn
Author 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.Behind the scenes at Western Sydney International
August 29, 2024 0 commentWhen it opens in 2026, WSI will be capable of welcoming five million passengers, but that will rocket to 80 million by 2063. To put those figures in context, that’s almost twice as many as the regular Sydney Kingsford Smith today.
Read moreVirgin joins Summit White Paper panel
August 27, 2024 0 commentVirgin Australia’s Chief Corporate Affairs, Christian Bennett, will join Google Wing’s Jesse Suskin and the TWU’s Emily McMillan on Thursday to discuss the long-awaited report.
Read more‘Stranded’ Boeing crew on ISS to return with SpaceX
August 25, 2024 0 commentThe space agency said returning Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore onboard Starliner was too risky as engineers still hadn’t fully deduced what went wrong with its thrusters.
Read moreDon’t take advantage of Rex withdrawal, ACCC warns airlines
August 22, 2024 0 commentThe competition regulator’s latest report on the sector said that the smaller airline’s decision to shrink its network “may mean” prices would rise, despite Rex only holding a 5 per cent market share.
Read moreJetstar’s cancellations double after CrowdStrike crash
August 21, 2024 0 commentNew BITRE figures released by the Department of Transport also revealed, industry-wide, just 72.5 per cent of flights departed on time in July.
Read moreNew research to track ‘invisible’ hypersonic missiles
August 12, 2024 0 commentThe research, led by Northrop Grumman and Sydney-based start-up Spiral Blue, will use space-based AI and “pioneering imaging” to track the currently undetectable weapons.
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