Jake Nelson

An exclusive Foo Fighters concert, to be held at University of Tasmania Stadium on 24 January, will see around 6,700 passengers travel through Launceston the day before, with Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar all putting on extra flights to meet the anticipated demand.

As 2026 dawns, Australian Aviation takes a look back at 2025 and counts down our top five most-read stories.

RAAF Base Tindal’s No. 17 Squadron Fire Section dispatched two Airfield Panther fire trucks and two rural fire trucks to the scene within 15 minutes of receiving the distress call on 7 November, with crews assigned to protect two gas bullets and attack flames in mill and feed storage sheds.

The poll of more than 1,200 respondents showed that 61 per cent have seen luggage damaged or delayed but returned; 26 per cent lost their luggage; and 13 per cent had their luggage stolen and never recovered.

Buyer Scare T has scooped up JingleJet’s gift-delivery operations – including its sole reindeer-powered sleigh aircraft – for an undisclosed sum that is thought to have involved several buckets of candy, with insiders telling Australian Aviation that full-sized Mars bars were included.

Working in partnership with Wheelchairs for Kids Australia, the Air Force in November flew 48 all-terrain children’s wheelchairs from RAAF Base Richmond to Clark Air Base in the Philippines, where they were distributed by Angeles City RSL.