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• Virgin Australia eyes entry to Perth–Bali market

  20-10-2026 05:19 via Australian Aviation
  The airline has written to the International Air Services Commission for 5,086 seats per week in each direction on the Indonesia route, with an eye to expanding its existing Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane services, as well as operating flights from Perth to Denpasar.
  
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• Faulty seatbelt caused pilot injury during nosedive training: ATSB

  20-10-2026 04:55 via Australian Aviation
  A “worn” latch and internal sub-parts caused a pilot’s five-point seatbelt harness to unbuckle while the plane was upside down in an aerobatic manoeuvre, according to a new report by the ATSB.
  
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• First look at Melbourne’s new $4.5bn international terminal

  20-10-2026 04:22 via Australian Aviation
  Melbourne Airport has released new mock-ups of its soon-to-be-expanded T2 international terminal, as passenger numbers continue to climb.
  
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• Sikorsky Australia marks 10 years of Seahawk capability in Nowra

  20-10-2026 03:46 via Australian Aviation
  Sikorsky Australia is marking 10 years of its purpose-built sustainment and logistics facility in Nowra, which has grown into a key hub for sustaining the Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet, supporting operational readiness.
  
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• TransNusa lands in Melbourne with new Bali service

  20-10-2026 00:52 via Australian Aviation
  Flight 8B18 touched down 15 minutes ahead of schedule at 5:10am on Tuesday morning, aboard the Airbus A320 PK-TLO. The service will initially operate four times per week on the 174-seat aircraft, increasing to daily from 16 November.
  
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