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According to reporting in the South China Morning Post, two test pilots from EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, have conducted verification flights of the narrow-body jet in Shanghai. Comac is looking to position the C919 as a competitor to the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX.
Overall passenger numbers grew by 4.5 per cent year on year in December 2025, Airservices said in its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for the month, driven by holiday travel and major events like the Ashes as well as Lady Gaga and AC/DC concerts.
The planemaker has a total order book of 8,754 commercial aircraft at year-end, with 1,000 new gross orders over the course of the calendar year. A total of 793 Airbus planes were delivered to 91 airline customers around the world in 2025.
Gender diversity in Australia’s aviation industry has been a longstanding challenge, but how much has changed in recent years? A new research project led by Swinburne University, in collaboration with Aviation/Aerospace Australia (A/AA), is seeking to better understand the current state of inclusion across the sector. The study focuses on how visible and inclusive the
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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.
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