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New security conference planned for Melbourne
/Australia’s civil defence and civil security will be the subject of a new conference to be held in Melbourne at the end of May. The event, called CIVSEC 2016, is being organised by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia (AMDA), which is also behind the Avalon Airshow, Pacific Maritime Exposition and Land Forces. AMDA
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Badgerys Creek gets $115 million in federal budget for site preparation and rail study
/ | 10 Comments on Badgerys Creek gets $115 million in federal budget for site preparation and rail studyWestern Sydney Airport has been allocated $26 million over the next two years to study design options for a train station and rail links at the proposed airport. The funding commitment, which also included $89 million for “critical preparatory activities” at the Badgerys Creek site, was outlined in the 2016/17 federal budget published on Tuesday
Read moreCASA forecast to return to operating surplus next year after 2015/16 deficit of $8.8 million
/ | 1 Comment on CASA forecast to return to operating surplus next year after 2015/16 deficit of $8.8 millionAustralia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is expected to return to an operating surplus in 2016/17, the budget papers show. The aviation safety regulator is projected to post an $8.8 million deficit in the current financial year, a slightly better outcome than the previously forecast $10 million operating deficit, according to figures in the federal
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Adelaide receives Australia’s first A350 flight
/ | 5 Comments on Adelaide receives Australia’s first A350 flightAdelaide has welcomed Australia’s first scheduled Airbus A350-900 passenger flight, with Qatar Airways QR914 touching down in the City of Churches a few minutes before 1600 local time on Tuesday. The inaugural service, operated by A7-ALH, covered the 6,109nm journey between Doha and Adelaide in a little under 13 hours and landed about half an
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Air NZ says it faces headwinds on yields over next 18 months
/ | 1 Comment on Air NZ says it faces headwinds on yields over next 18 monthsAir New Zealand says its run of yearly earnings growth is expected to end in 2017 amid new entrants on existing routes and currency changes. The Star Alliance member has guided the market to earnings before taxation of more than NZ$800 million for the 12 months to June 30 2016. If full year figures are in
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Government expands airline choice for air travel
/ | 6 Comments on Government expands airline choice for air travelRegional carriers such as Air Niugini and Royal Brunei, as well as established larger players British Airways and China Eastern, stand to benefit from a slice of the $420 million government travel market after winning a place on its air travel services panel. The four airlines are part of the new 19-airline panel that will be
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