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• Trio of former Rex directors not off the hook as ASIC seeks appeal

  23-10-2026 07:18 via Australian Aviation
  The NSW Supreme Court ruled in June that ASIC had failed to prove its case against John Sharp, Siddharth Khotkar, and Lincoln Pan over a market update in February 2023 saying Rex was “optimistic” about a full-year profit, though former executive director Lim Kim Hai was fined and disqualified.
  
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• Qantas takes triple crown in on-time performance and cancellations

  23-10-2026 06:43 via Australian Aviation
  Last month, 83.2 per cent of Qantas and QantasLink services departed on time and 82.5 per cent arrived on time, with 1.4 per cent cancelled, compared to 74.3 per cent on-time departures, 74.2 per cent on-time arrivals, and 1.6 per cent cancellations at Virgin Australia and VARA.
  
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• Australia makes offer to ESA for Katherine Bennell-Pegg spaceflight

  23-10-2026 05:18 via Australian Aviation
  Bennell-Pegg completed her basic astronaut training in 2024 and, if the ESA bid is successful, is hoped to become the first formal Australian representative to fly to space.
  
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• Qantas ground workers to strike again

  23-10-2026 02:27 via Australian Aviation
  Transport Workers’ Union members with Qantas Ground Services at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth Airports, who serve Qantas Freight operations and some QantasLink operations in Sydney, will walk off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday.
  
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