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Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia to end trans-Tasman alliance
/ | 34 Comments on Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia to end trans-Tasman allianceAir New Zealand and Virgin Australia are ending their alliance on trans-Tasman routes. The partnership is due to expire in October 2018 and both airlines said on Wednesday they would not seek an extension of the tie-up from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Virgin Australia said in its statement it had “received notice
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Virgin Australia plans July 2 start for Sydney-Hong Kong flights
/Virgin Australia will launch its daily Sydney-Hong Kong nonstop service at the start of July. The airline first announced plans to operate the route in February, without specifying a start date. However, Virgin Australia said on Tuesday it will join Cathay Pacific and Qantas on the busy Sydney-Hong Kong route from July 2 2018. It
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Virgin Australia to start Sydney-Hong Kong on July 2
/ | 24 Comments on Virgin Australia to start Sydney-Hong Kong on July 2Virgin Australia will launch its daily Sydney-Hong Kong nonstop service at the start of July. The airline first announced plans to operate the route in February, without specifying a start date. However, Virgin Australia said on Tuesday it will join Cathay Pacific and Qantas on the busy Sydney-Hong Kong route from July 2 2018. It
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Voyager 1 probe proves you can teach old tech new tricks
/Far away, 13 billion miles from Earth, there is a tiny man-made spacecraft drifting away from Earth and everything that we know. This spacecraft, Voyager 1, has travelled further than anything else humans have made, learning about the deepest parts of our solar system and now beyond. It is our first foray into interstellar space,
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Cathay Pacific to add sixth Adelaide flight
/ | 21 Comments on Cathay Pacific to add sixth Adelaide flightCathay Pacific has announced it is adding a sixth weekly Hong Kong-Adelaide flight from October. The new flight will commence from October 28, with a split schedule seeing early afternoon departures from Adelaide on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and evening departures on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, all operated by Airbus A330-300s. The additional flight will
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The Few – the Royal Air Force turns 100
/ | 6 Comments on The Few – the Royal Air Force turns 100Celebrations are underway across the United Kingdom to commemorate the centenary of the formation of the Royal Air Force, the world’s first independent air force. The RAF was formed on April 1 1918 with the merger of the British Army’s Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. In our 100th year, we will commemorate
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