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The purchase of the aircraft was the last significant hurdle to overcome after the airline in March 2020 agreed to a deal with its pilot's union for its members to fly ultra-long-haul routes.
An Airbus-owned A350-1000 is currently en route from the planemaker’s base in Toulouse to Perth, with reports speculating Qantas will confirm its ‘Project Sunrise’ order on Monday morning.
The new aircraft, the smaller 8 variant, will arrive as soon as February and take the airline’s 737 fleet to 88 – significantly higher than its post-administration prediction of just 58.
The aircraft is set to transport Vietnam soldiers and medical supplies to and from Juba in South Sudan to support a UN peacekeeping mission.
The engineering firm hopes the event will help teach defence SMEs how to better capitalise on opportunities and make Australia more self-sufficient.
New data shows 436,000 international passengers passed through terminals, compared to 442,000 the month prior.
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