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Flight FC201 to Newcastle on 29 January 2026, operated by 27-year-old VH-VEZ, was carrying 19 passengers and three crew when the left inboard main landing gear wheel separated from the aircraft during take-off, with ATC notifying the flight crew during the climb.
VH-OGG “Coral Sea”, which left the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg this week, bears a design produced in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation featuring sea turtles, clownfish and coral, and is set to arrive in Australia next month.
Burnie–King Island is one of two Tasmanian routes Rex is cutting from 22 June, with Melbourne–Devonport also facing the chop. Sharp Airlines currently flies to King Island from both Burnie and Launceston, having itself cut a Melbourne (Essendon) service this month.
Starting this week, passengers aboard Qantas flights QF154 and QF178 from Auckland and Queenstown to Melbourne can complete the Australia Digital Travel Declaration through the Qantas app up to 72 hours before travel.
The three-month trial, run in conjunction with Sydney Airport and SITA, commenced this week at Gate 10 and is designed to gather information on potential benefits including fewer boarding pass errors. The gate technology will be in use at Western Sydney International when it opens this year.
A total of 10 passengers and crew suffered minor injuries when flight CX156 from Brisbane to Hong Kong hit severe turbulence on Friday, with people reportedly flung into the ceiling of the A350-900 during the breakfast service.
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