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• Perth Airport prepares to open new P1 transport hub

  03-11-2026 06:21 via Australian Aviation
  P1, which will replace the “outgrown forecourt road” in use since 1986, includes more than 1,700 parking bays as well as passenger pick-up and drop-off, taxis, rideshare services, and accessible parking. The current trials will determine a time frame for the official opening.
  
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• Bonanza had engine trouble before fatal Brisbane crash, says ATSB

  03-11-2026 05:04 via Australian Aviation
  The aircraft, registration VH-MPT, crashed into open grass farmland around seven minutes after take-off from Archerfield Airport in Queensland on 7 September 2026, with a pilot and a passenger on board. The aircraft caught alight upon impact, and both occupants were fatally injured.
  
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• Amadeus hack a warning for Australia’s cyber security: Expert

  03-11-2026 03:44 via Australian Aviation
  Australian Computer Society CEO Dr Prins Ralston has said Australians deserve to have “confidence that the information they entrust to it is protected throughout its technology supply chain” in the wake of the Amadeus data breach.
  
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• WA helicopter operator grounded over ‘serious’ safety concerns

  03-11-2026 01:50 via Australian Aviation
  CASA said it had reason to believe that Fortescue Helicopters maintains a “deliberately and systematically non-compliant safety culture” and regularly directs its pilots to operate outside of regulatory guidelines.
  
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• Investment NSW will not exhibit at Avalon 2027

  03-11-2026 00:26 via Australian Aviation
  Investment NSW has confirmed that it will not host a dedicated NSW stand for the event at Avalon Airport in Melbourne from 23 to 28 February, saying it will instead focus on Indo Pacific 2027 in Sydney.
  
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