<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aviation - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Aviation news with just one click. Don’t miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:40:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin revises 737 MAX 10 deliveries to mid-2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an announcement to the ASX on Tuesday, Virgin revealed that it now intends to take delivery of its first MAX 10 aircraft in June 2028, "with further deliveries scheduled for FY29". The airline had previously been eyeing delivery of its first MAX 10 in late 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-revises-737-max-10-deliveries-to-mid-2028/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-revises-737-max-10-deliveries-to-mid-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin eyes profitability amid capacity cuts and fare increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like its rival Qantas, Virgin has revealed it intends to cut back on domestic capacity and increase airfares in order to stabilise operating costs and minimise damage to its balance sheet. The airline is expecting its fuel costs for the six months to December 2026 to exceed $700 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-eyes-profitability-amid-capacity-cuts-and-fare-increases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-eyes-profitability-amid-capacity-cuts-and-fare-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Keep your word’: Union slams Qantas HQ outsourcing plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fiery statement, the union demanded Qantas “keep its commitment” over assurances it said employees had received in August that there were “no plan to offshore any Australian jobs”, and said workers “deserved an honest explanation of what had changed since then”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/keep-your-word-union-slams-qantas-hq-outsourcing-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/keep-your-word-union-slams-qantas-hq-outsourcing-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas’ Project Sunrise jet breaks Guinness World Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Airbus A350-1000ULR, custom-designed and built for Qantas’ Project Sunrise initiative, is undergoing test flights ahead of the first planned aircraft delivery Down Under in April 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-project-sunrise-jet-breaks-guinness-world-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-project-sunrise-jet-breaks-guinness-world-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas HQ to outsource 850 jobs to Accenture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the partnership, some roles will be offshored to Accenture’s teams in India, some will remain based in Australia, and others will “in time be transformed further with automation and AI”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-hq-to-outsource-850-jobs-to-accenture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-hq-to-outsource-850-jobs-to-accenture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airservices offers new options to reduce Brisbane aircraft noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a review by air traffic management consultants Trax International, Airservices has opened the ideas for public comment. It follows the release of a Brisbane Noise Action Plan, which would reduce noise impacts from the airport for around 140,000 people, earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/airservices-offers-new-options-to-reduce-brisbane-aircraft-noise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/airservices-offers-new-options-to-reduce-brisbane-aircraft-noise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Kangaroo Route: Project Sunrise will fly as QF1 and QF2]]></title><description><![CDATA[QF1 and QF2, which are currently used for Sydney to London flights via Singapore, will be switched to the non-stop A350-1000ULR flights on their launch in October 2027. It comes as flight tests continue on the first Project Sunrise aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/new-kangaroo-route-project-sunrise-will-fly-as-qf1-and-qf2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/new-kangaroo-route-project-sunrise-will-fly-as-qf1-and-qf2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council meeting fuels Orange–Newcastle flights speculation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asked about a direct service linking the city in Central Western NSW to Newcastle, which would bypass the need for a connection through Sydney, Orange City Council’s director of corporate and commercial services, Jen Sharp, said they were “still in negotiations”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/council-meeting-fuels-orangenewcastle-flights-speculation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/council-meeting-fuels-orangenewcastle-flights-speculation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA reveals new experimental X-70 Fractal aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aircraft was announced at the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed to accelerate the development and testing of advanced aviation technologies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/nasa-reveals-new-experimental-x-70-fractal-aircraft/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 04:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/nasa-reveals-new-experimental-x-70-fractal-aircraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katherine Bennell-Pegg flies with RAAF Roulettes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bennell-Pegg, who is hoping to become the first formal Australian representative to fly to space, flew with Roulette Three, Flight Lieutenant Kendall “Nugget” Dransfield, on a flight day at RAAF Base East Sale late last month ahead of National STEM Day on Sunday, 8 November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/katherine-bennell-pegg-flies-with-raaf-roulettes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 02:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/katherine-bennell-pegg-flies-with-raaf-roulettes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after allegedly crashing stolen ute into hangar]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Albury man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a truck and driving it into several aircraft at Wangaratta Airport in regional Victoria on Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/man-arrested-after-allegedly-crashing-stolen-ute-into-hangar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/man-arrested-after-allegedly-crashing-stolen-ute-into-hangar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin staff continue protected action, suspend priority boarding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers represented by the Australian Services Union (ASU) on Friday were boarding all guests at the same time, refusing to accept baggage at gates, and waiving some sales-related fees as negotiations over a new enterprise agreement continued to stall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-staff-continue-protected-action-suspend-priority-boarding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-staff-continue-protected-action-suspend-priority-boarding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GA hangars up for grabs in new Darwin precinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new general aviation precinct on Murphy Road is expected to see a range of aviation businesses, including flight training facilities, private jet operators, maintenance hangars, charter and tourism operations, as well as defence and aeromedical operators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/ga-hangars-up-for-grabs-in-new-darwin-precinct/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/ga-hangars-up-for-grabs-in-new-darwin-precinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas eyes fare hike, reduced capacity amid fuel crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airline has increased its anticipated fuel costs for the six months to 31 December 2026 by around $150 million to $3.75 billion, and has announced plans to ease capacity through to the end of the fiscal year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-eyes-fare-hike-reduced-capacity-amid-fuel-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-eyes-fare-hike-reduced-capacity-amid-fuel-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas to launch Australia’s first non-stop Cape Town flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building on its existing Johannesburg flights from Sydney and Perth, the Flying Kangaroo will fly three times per week on 787-9 Dreamliners between Sydney and Cape Town from 19 October 2027 until 24 March 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-to-launch-australias-first-non-stop-cape-town-flights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-to-launch-australias-first-non-stop-cape-town-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Tractor crashed while trying to avoid power pole, says ATSB]]></title><description><![CDATA[VH-ODX, an AT‑802A, was conducting spraying operations north of Cummins Town, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, on 8 September last year when it crashed into the ground, fatally injuring the pilot, investigators detailed in their final report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/air-tractor-crashed-while-trying-to-avoid-power-pole-says-atsb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/air-tractor-crashed-while-trying-to-avoid-power-pole-says-atsb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Australia to make major lounge investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airline is set to expand and refurbish its Brisbane domestic lounge and reopen its invitation-only Beyond Lounge in Perth. Its current lounge network spans seven airports, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-australia-to-make-major-lounge-investments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/virgin-australia-to-make-major-lounge-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas offloads 44 737-800s in huge fleet sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Flying Kangaroo currently operates 73 of the narrow-body aircraft, with another three parked. Its first 737-800, VH-VXA, was retired this month after almost 25 years in service, having operated its first flight in February 2002, and will be part of the AerFin deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-offloads-44-737-800s-in-huge-fleet-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/qantas-offloads-44-737-800s-in-huge-fleet-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submissions, nominations open for Australasian Space Awards 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Aviation and Space Connect are calling on members of the Australian and New Zealand space industry to submit an entry or nominate a colleague or business by Friday, 12 February 2027 to be in the running for the prestigious awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/submissions-nominations-open-for-australasian-space-awards-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/submissions-nominations-open-for-australasian-space-awards-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Southern axes Darwin–Guangzhou flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese “big four” carrier, which began services to Darwin less than a year ago, will operate its last scheduled flight from Darwin on 3 December. Flights have operated three times per week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/china-southern-axes-darwinguangzhou-flights/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/profession/aviation/china-southern-axes-darwinguangzhou-flights/</guid></item></channel></rss>