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• Sun sets on Qantas’ Melbourne A380 operations

  27-10-2026 07:41 via Australian Aviation
  Qantas has performed its final scheduled passenger service from Melbourne on its Airbus A380 fleet, marking the end of an era – and reduced booking options for premium passengers.
  
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• Virgin Australia cabin crew to vote on industrial action

  27-10-2026 05:28 via Australian Aviation
  The Transport Workers’ Union says Virgin has delivered “record profits” in recent years, with former owner Bain Capital extracting $2.7 billion from the airline since purchasing it from administration in 2020, and that the firm should “reinvest the profits back into the workforce who helped deliver them”.
  
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• Wheels up for Jetstar’s Perth–Christchurch route

  27-10-2026 04:17 via Australian Aviation
  Flight JQ185 took off from Perth for Christchurch at 8:30am on Tuesday, operated by the A321neo LR VH-OLQ. Jetstar will fly three times per week on the route until April 2027, adding more than 37,000 seats and competing with an upcoming Air New Zealand service.
  
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• Singapore kicks off expanded Adelaide flights as demand soars

  27-10-2026 03:12 via Australian Aviation
  As of Sunday, 25 October, Singapore Airlines now operates daily daytime flights from the South Australian capital to Singapore, alongside five evening departures a week, running Thursday through Monday. 
  
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• Perth Airport shows off design for mammoth new terminal

  27-10-2026 00:51 via Australian Aviation
  The 159,000-square-metre terminal will be nearly three times the size of the existing Terminals 3 and 4, and 25 per cent larger than the combined footprint of Terminals 1 and 2. It will deliver 22 new contact gates, including swing gates that can switch between domestic and international as required.
  
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