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Boeing Defence Australia has opened a new defence test facility at Wacol south of Brisbane to support its work on Project Currawong.

Cathay Pacific has become the first airline to operate the Airbus A350-1000 to Australia, with the aircraft flying from Hong Kong to Melbourne and Perth.

QantasLink and Regional Express (Rex) had the best records for punctuality among Australia’s domestic carriers in September, new figures show.

Some 23 per cent of Qantas shareholders have voiced support for the airline to review its conduct involuntary transfers of asylum seekers.

Airbus has scheduled an A220 demonstration tour in the South Pacific covering nine stops in seven countries, including Sydney and Port Vila.

Qatar Airways plans to boost capacity on its daily Doha-Adelaide service by 16 per cent by upgauging the route to the Airbus A350-1000 from March 29 2020.