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Aussie Airfares Halved When Three Airlines Fly Same Route

New Australian research highlights how airline competition on the same route significantly reduces airfares.

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Aussie Regional Skytrans Headed For Euro Owners

A small Australian airline has caught the eye of Europe's Avia Solutions Group and is now being acquired by its suitor.

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Rex's Boeing 737s And Saab 340s Retain Australia's Most Reliable Airline Crown

Australia's domestic airlines are collectively letting the traveling public down with on-time performance significantly behind long-term averages.

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Sydney Airport Ends 2023 On High With 91% Recovery

Sydney Airport has ended 2023 on a high note and all the signs point to a successful 2024.

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Emirates Doubles A380 Premium Economy Services To Melbourne

Australians have fallen in love with the Emirates A380 premium economy cabin and the airline is adding more seats to Melbourne as demand surges.

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China Eastern Airbus A330 Brings Year Of The Dragon To Perth Airport

Perth Airport has welcomed the first China Eastern A330 that will operate a seasonal service during the Lunar New Year holidays.

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Virgin Australia Boosts Regional Reach With Link Airways Codeshare Deal

Virgin Australia is extending its reach deeper into regional Australia with a new codeshare deal with Link Airways.

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Qantas Launches Embraer E190 Darwin Singapore Flights

Qantas will save more than five hours for London passengers when it starts nonstop flights from Darwin to Singapore.

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Virgin Australia Set For Big Boeing 737 MAX 8 Year In 2024

This year Australians will have a much better chance of experiencing the 737 MAX 8 now that Virgin Australia is rapidly adding more aircraft.

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Melbourne Airport Sets All-Time Record Flights In December

Melbourne Airport has assembled an impressive array of airlines and in December set an all-time record for international flight movements.

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Three Grumman Trackers Star At HARS Tarmac Days This Weekend

For its first Tarmac Days of 2024 HARS is putting two veteran military aircraft from its Navy Heritage Flight into the air this weekend.

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Barbie Tops Qantas' Most Watched Movie List For 2023

In 2023, Qantas passengers voted with their remotes to select Barbie, the most-watched movie on the screens of the airline.

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Qantas New Airbus A220 Finding Its Wings Across Australia

The first Qantas A220 is undergoing a series of evaluation and training flights on Australia's East Coast as it prepares to enter service in 1Q 2024.

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Bonza Confirms No Impact From FAA Boeing 737 MAX-9 Grounding

Even though it only operates the 737 MAX 8, Bonza has released a statement distancing itself from the grounding of the MAX 9.

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Qantas And Jetstar Support Cyclone-Ravaged Queensland Tourism Destinations

Tropical Cyclone Jasper has thrown a spanner into the works, but Qantas wants to stimulate late summer traffic to North Queensland.

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Bonza's Boeing 737 MAX 8s Connect 650,000+ Aussies In 2023

As it approaches its first birthday of operations, Bonza is poised for more growth and new destinations in 2024 after a successful 2023.

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World's Only Flying Lockheed Neptune Follows Southern Cross HARS Return

The HARS Museum south of Sydney is returning the Lockheed Neptune 273 to service with flights on Friday and Saturday.

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Sydney Airport Needs More Airline Seats To Fully Recover

A lack of domestic capacity is holding Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport back from a full post-pandemic recovery.

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Turkish Airlines Receives Green Light For Australian Routes With Fifth Freedom Rights

Turkish Airlines has now got everything it needs to start flying to Australia - but when will it finally make a firm and binding commitment?

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Rex Flyers Can Now Book Flights With Points

Rex has given Australians one more reason to try it now that Rex Flyer points can be used for flight bookings.

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