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As reported in the Australian Financial Review, a “government source” said a C-17A Globemaster and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport have been deployed to the region as part of Operation Beech. It comes as limited commercial flights have recommenced from the Gulf.
QF-designated flights (Qantas and QantasLink) saw 77.9 per cent on-time arrivals and 78.8 per cent on-time departures in 2025, compared to 76 per cent and 77 per cent respectively for VA flights (Virgin Australia and VARA); however, Virgin beat Qantas on completion rates for the year.
The program, now in its second year, is now offering female high school students in Townsville, Mackay, and Rockhampton the opportunity to tour Virgin’s facilities to encourage future careers in the aviation industry, specifically within engineering and flight operations.
The airline, one of China’s “big four”, will switch permanently from five weekly flights to seven from 15 June, creating an annual capacity of almost 100,000 seats per year between Brisbane and Shanghai. It comes as China Southern prepares to fly twice daily year-round from 30 March.
In its latest Airport Monitoring Report, the consumer and competition watchdog said infrastructure investment at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth Airports had grown by more than 43 per cent in 2024-25 to $1.5 billion in spending on aeronautical facilities.
Launching on 14 December, the route will see the Qantas codeshare partner fly twice per week return between Sydney and Papeete using its 787-9 Dreamliner fleet, reinstating a service that operated prior to 2009.
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