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• ATSB finds major gap in aerial firefighting incident reporting

  22-10-2026 07:32 via Australian Aviation
  Of 149 pilots surveyed as part of the safety watchdog’s ongoing aerial firefighting safety study, 91 respondents (61 per cent) said they had experienced an incident between 2017 and 2022, but only 52 (35 per cent) said they had reported it.
  
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• Brisbane Airport targets 50 international destinations by mid-2030s

  22-10-2026 05:30 via Australian Aviation
  Speaking to The Courier-Mail this week, Gert-Jan de Graaff said Brisbane Airport – which currently has links to 35 international destinations – is looking to increase its Asian connectivity, including to Thailand, China and India, as well as potential services to South America through Santiago.
  
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• WSI to debut new digital incoming passenger declaration

  22-10-2026 04:40 via Australian Aviation
  The ATD, which is designed to supplant the paper Incoming Passenger Card, will be available to passengers arriving on the first international flight to WSI – an Air New Zealand service from Auckland – on 26 October.
  
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• STEM students explore Defence careers at RAAF Williamtown

  22-10-2026 02:57 via Australian Aviation
  As part of the Defence Work Experience STEM Immersion Program, the 10 students spent a week at the Air Force base in the NSW Hunter region, meeting with Australian Defence Force, Australian Public Service and Defence industry professionals.
  
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• Sunshine Coast Airport begins work on timber terminal roof frames

  22-10-2026 01:20 via Australian Aviation
  Around 30 tonnes of engineered timber, also called glulam or GLT, is being used for the terminal’s raking roof frames, which the airport says “reinforces the terminal’s connection to the landscape that surrounds it” and saves around 40 tonnes of carbon compared to steel and concrete.
  
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