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Qantas’ longest repatriation flight to go via the South Pole
/ | 12 Comments on Qantas’ longest repatriation flight to go via the South PoleThe Flying Kangaroo will endeavour on a nearly 18-hour trip on 5 October, when it performs a repatriation flight from Buenos Aires in Argentina to Darwin – via the South Pole.
Read moreComment: The key questions in Australia’s international arrival cards getting a COVID-era digital makeover
/In this cross-posting with The Conversation, ICT lecturer Mahmoud Elkhodr explores the five key questions of the digital replacement of Australia’s yellow incoming passenger cards.
Read moreSingapore 747 takes off minutes before Melbourne earthquake
/ | 3 Comments on Singapore 747 takes off minutes before Melbourne earthquakeFlight SQ7297 from Melbourne to Singapore and its crew narrowly avoided being caught in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Melbourne and its surrounding regions just three minutes after departure
Read moreTelstra to provide 5G tech to flying car racing series
Telstra Purple and Airspeeder have penned a partnership to power the world’s first flying electric car races, garnering technology such as 5G connectivity and virtual reality.
Read moreWorld first: Wellcamp to host Loyal Wingman manufacturing facility
/ | 1 Comment on World first: Wellcamp to host Loyal Wingman manufacturing facilityQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was onsite at Wellcamp to welcome the announcement, noting that it’s the first time Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has constructed such a facility outside of the US.
Read moreAirlines pounce on easing domestic borders
The sales come as Australians look ahead towards the inevitable easing of state border restrictions, with current modelling suggesting that the nation could fully re-open by Christmas.
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