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• Australia condemns Iran’s role in attempted UK RAF terror attack

  13-10-2026 08:05 via australianaviation.com.au
  RAF Fairford, the United States Air Force’s only European airfield for heavy bombers, was involved in the incident earlier this year on 27 September. The UK government has recently indicated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly involved in the attempted attack.
  
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• Rex suspends flights to 2 regional NSW cities

  13-10-2026 05:04 via australianaviation.com.au
  Citing high fuel prices due to the Iran conflict, the carrier will temporarily drop its routes to Port Macquarie and Orange from 25 October, leaving their respective Sydney connections served only by QantasLink. According to Rex, it is still “committed to serving regional and remote Australia”.
  
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• Sunshine Coast Airport opens new arrivals area

  13-10-2026 04:31 via australianaviation.com.au
  Opened last week, the new precinct includes a longer 92-metre baggage carousel; upgraded passenger facilities including new bathrooms and seating; and an “efficient water-cooling system” for the terminal.
  
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• Ex-Virgin Australia 737-800 finds new life as Kiwi freighter

  13-10-2026 01:57 via australianaviation.com.au
  ZK-TXH “Florence” joins ZK-TXA “Karen”, Texel’s second Boeing 737-800BCF in New Zealand, which arrived in August as part of a NZ$95 million ($76 million) investment. It previously operated for Virgin Australia as VH-VUO and had been with the group since the Virgin Blue era.
  
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• ADF Drone Racing Team wins eighth straight tournament

  13-10-2026 00:58 via australianaviation.com.au
  The latest Military International Drone Racing Tournament event moved beyond conventional racing, with teams competing in a tactical event incorporating an intercept, bomb drop and assault course.
  
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