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Qantas A380s stored in desert boneyard ready for return
/ | 2 Comments on Qantas A380s stored in desert boneyard ready for returnThree superjumbos – VH-OQC, VH-OQH and VH-OQK – have now left the Californian desert and will receive extensive cabin upgrades before returning home.
Read more‘Anti-competitive’ slot waivers extended for 6 months
/ | 2 Comments on ‘Anti-competitive’ slot waivers extended for 6 monthsAustralian Aviation can reveal that airlines will only need to fly 70 per cent of their allocated take-off times in order to prevent rivals from taking over the service until late October.
Read moreUS Marines touch down at RAAF Base Darwin
/ | 1 Comment on US Marines touch down at RAAF Base DarwinThe troops will conduct Marine Rotational Force – Darwin until October, and this year’s contingent will consist of personnel from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based in California.
Read moreJetstar flights to Bali resume after 2 years pause
/The Indonesian island is Jetstar’s most popular international destination and its recent ticket sale there saw its biggest surge in bookings since 2016.
Read moreQantas flights to London to fly via Singapore and Perth on 19 June
/ | 2 Comments on Qantas flights to London to fly via Singapore and Perth on 19 JuneIt’s not yet known whether the two new services will spell the end of the current layover in Darwin, which Qantas has repeatedly hinted could remain in some capacity.
Read moreConsortium takes the reins at Sydney Airport
It comes after 96 per cent of shareholders in the airport voted to accept the $23.6 billion takeover bid in February, with investors having now pocketed $8.75 per share, and the airport delisted from the ASX as of market close on Thursday.
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