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• WA Police Force launches drone program in southern Perth

  29-10-2026 05:11 via Australian Aviation
  WA Police Force’s new Drone as First Responder program, initially operating across Baldivis, Kwinana and Rockingham, will see dedicated docking stations play host to remotely piloted drones to “provide officers with real-time intelligence before they arrive at a scene”.
  
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• QantasLink completes its Q400 turboprop rollout

  29-10-2026 04:20 via Australian Aviation
  VH-84H “Rockhampton” touched down in its namesake city as QF2362 from Brisbane at 9:45am on Thursday. It is the 12th mid-life Q400 to arrive in Australia as part of the overhaul of QantasLink’s turboprop fleet, which has seen the Flying Kangaroo exit Q200 and Q300 operations.
  
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• Regulatory headaches delay Air New Zealand’s Skynest yet again

  29-10-2026 03:51 via Australian Aviation
  The unique selling point for the Kiwi carrier’s brand-new 787-9 Dreamliner fleet – the first of which lands in Auckland this week – has been pushed back from December to after the summer peak period, with a pair of local and overseas regulators still yet to give Skynest the thumbs up.
  
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• Exclusive: Qatar would fly to WSI without incentives, says CEO

  29-10-2026 03:20 via Australian Aviation
  Speaking to media in Sydney this week, Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater said WSI’s 24-hour operations give it a number of key advantages over Kingsford Smith Airport, and the carrier is aiming to eventually fly daily from the new gateway.
  
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• Hobart Airport touts 3-year growth plan for Auckland flights

  29-10-2026 01:34 via Australian Aviation
  Flights between Hobart and Auckland resumed over the weekend, supported by Tasmania’s Aviation Attraction Fund, and will operate three times per week over the season, rising to four times per week during the February–March peak.
  
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