Wellcamp's passenger terminal will greet its first passengers on November 17. (Wagner)

Wellcamp Airport owner pitches purpose-built quarantine facility

January 27, 2021 9 comment

The owners of Wellcamp Airport have pitched the idea of a new purpose-built 1,000 room quarantine facility based at the airport for incoming overseas arrivals. According to a report by the ABC, the plan would see Wellcamp Airport, west of Toowoomba and 150 kilometres outside of Brisbane, as a new entry-point into the country for

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The first Network Aviation Fokker 100 in QantasLink colours VH-NHY. (Qantas)q

Unsecured insulation blanket forced Q-Link pilot to descend 17,000ft

January 25, 2021 4 comment

An unsecured insulation blanket is to blame for a Q-Link Fokker 100 that fell 17,000 feet in six minutes in August last year, according to an ATSB investigation. The QantasLink aircraft was cruising at 26,000 feet carrying passengers from Perth to Geraldton, when crew were alerted to an ‘excessive cabin altitude’ warning, according to the

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Australia approves first COVID-19 vaccine

January 25, 2021 0 comment

The Pfizer vaccine has now been approved for use on Australians aged 16 and over, another major milestone in the potential recovery of Australia’s aviation industry. Australia’s medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has officially approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

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Rex new livery Boeing 737-8FE, VH-RQC msn 33797 v1

Rex gears up for domestic launch, announces Aus Day flypast

January 25, 2021 36 comment

Regional Express (Rex) will conduct a flypast of Sydney’s Harbour and beaches on 26 January, showing off its newly acquired 737-800NGs, as its inter-capital city network launch quickly approaches. At approximately 10:15am on 26 January, one of Rex’s six leased Boeing 737s, sporting its newly revealed livery, is set to fly at 1500 feet over

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Sriwijaya Air crash: Cockpit recorder casing found, US joins probe

January 18, 2021 0 comment

Divers in Indonesia have reportedly found the casing of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737.

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Dunns Road bushfire

Key bushfire airport’s weak runway to be upgraded

November 6, 2020 8 comment

A key airport during the bushfire crisis will get an upgrade after reports its runway was so weak aircraft couldn’t fill their tanks fully.

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