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Air Vanuatu domestic flights to resume soon, says liquidator
Airlines

Liquidator Ernst & Young (EY) Australia, which was called in after the airline collapsed in May, said domestic flights will be back “in the short term”, with no timing as of yet for the return of international operations.

No weapons for the Ghost Bat as drone program shifts to recon
Defence

A government source this week confirmed to The Australian that plans to make the Ghost Bat a “killer drone” had been shelved after manufacturer Boeing lost out on a US program to make autonomous combat jets.

Exercise Pitch Black halted due to military aircraft crash
Defence

An international participant is safe and well after ejecting from their aircraft on Wednesday during flying operations, according to a statement issued by Defence.

Piper pilot was awake for almost a full day before forced landing
Civil Aviation

VH-HJE ran out of fuel en route from Bankstown to Archerfield on 7 April 2023 on the return leg of a freight charter flight, the ATSB said in its final report. It struck multiple trees on its way down, sustaining “substantial” damage but inflicting only “very minor injuries” to the pilot.

Rugby league fans sell out special Air NZ Vegas flight in minutes
Airlines

Flight NZ1995, named for the New Zealand Warriors’ inaugural year, was available as part of a package deal including tickets to four rugby games to be held in Vegas early next year. Tickets went on sale at 11am New Zealand time on Wednesday and were gone just over a quarter of an hour later.

Axed Cairns–Tokyo route was Virgin’s second-worst performer
Airlines

Virgin announced this week it would drop the underperforming Cairns–Haneda service from 24 February and reassign its 737 MAX 8s to domestic flights.

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