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Singapore Airlines' Scoot heads for Sydney

Singapore-based start-up Scoot will fly daily to Sydney from mid next year.

The Week in Brief 1 December 2011

Air Australia; Regional Express; China Southern; and oxygen-less toilets worry US airlines.

Qantas issues profit warning and revises Asia plans

Qantas boss Alan Joyce has told the markets that the airline expects its first-half profit to plummet after taking a series of hits.

Bankstown Airport proposes more night freight operations

Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown is exploring the feasibility of expanding overnight freight aircraft operations.

Better regulatory support for Australia's remotely piloted aircraft operations

The UAV industry in Queensland is thriving.

Australia's air safety regulator has set up a project to review the rules currently covering the operations of remotely piloted aircraft.

CASA to help Australian industry develop offshore markets

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has pledged to seek bi-lateral aviation safety arrangements to help the local aviation industry develop overseas markets.

Qantas share of Australia's international air traffic falls

Figures released this week by BITRE that while total international air traffic is growing, the Qantas Group's share is falling.

The Week in Brief 24 November 2011

Record order for Boeing; Qantas switches ad agencies; AAA Convention 2012; Sydney Airport; John Holland Aviation Services; and more.

Virgin Australia on track for more success in 2012

Virgin Australia's CEO John Borghetti was quietly confident about prospects for next year when he addressed the airline's AGM today.

Australians to be honoured at ICAS Congress in Brisbane

Three Austraians are amongst award recipients who will star at next year's International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences Congress in Brisbane.

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