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The Age
4 days ago
- General
- The Age
Brisbane aerobridges strike again, this time damaging a Fijian jet
A Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX has been damaged at Brisbane's international airport after an aerobridge incident – the third in as many months at the airport. Flight FJ923 from Nadi, which landed at Brisbane Airport at 11.02pm on Saturday, was damaged at the gate when the aerobridge smashed into the cockpit's left-hand windscreen. All passengers safely disembarked via forward stairs. It came a little more than a month after a Qantas Boeing 737 was damaged in similar circumstances, and two months after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 struck an aerobridge as it was being pushed back on May 22. Brisbane Airport spokesman Peter Doherty said Saturday night's incident was under investigation but hinted at user error. 'Fortunately, no crew or passengers were injured,' he said. 'A detailed overnight inspection of the aerobridge found no mechanical faults, and further rigorous inspections are being conducted today to ensure safety and operational integrity.'
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane aerobridges strike again, this time damaging a Fijian jet
A Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX has been damaged at Brisbane's international airport after an aerobridge incident – the third in as many months at the airport. Flight FJ923 from Nadi, which landed at Brisbane Airport at 11.02pm on Saturday, was damaged at the gate when the aerobridge smashed into the cockpit's left-hand windscreen. All passengers safely disembarked via forward stairs. It came a little more than a month after a Qantas Boeing 737 was damaged in similar circumstances, and two months after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 struck an aerobridge as it was being pushed back on May 22. Brisbane Airport spokesman Peter Doherty said Saturday night's incident was under investigation but hinted at user error. 'Fortunately, no crew or passengers were injured,' he said. 'A detailed overnight inspection of the aerobridge found no mechanical faults, and further rigorous inspections are being conducted today to ensure safety and operational integrity.'
Sydney Morning Herald
22-07-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
How the proposed flight path changes will affect your suburb
Airservices Australia has released a proposal for changes to flight paths to and from Brisbane Airport to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on Brisbane's suburbs. The flight path options, which are open for community feedback until August 17, include distributing flights more evenly over a wider area and reducing the concentration of flights over suburbs already being flooded with both arrival and departure, and day and night flights. The Noise Action Plan for Brisbane was developed to address complaints following the introduction of Brisbane Airport's parallel runway in July 2020. But the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance has criticised the latest proposal, warning it would result in more communities being exposed to aircraft noise, many for the first time. Alliance spokesperson Marcus Foth said the proposal did not offer a real solution, with 'no night-time curfew, no flight cap, and no credible plan for genuine net noise reductions'. Here is what the proposed flight path changes would mean for your area: North and west With both arrivals and departures tracking over similar areas, there are many communities to the north-west of the Brisbane Airport that do not experience periods of respite, even when wind conditions change.
The Age
22-07-2025
- General
- The Age
How the proposed flight path changes will affect your suburb
Airservices Australia has released a proposal for changes to flight paths to and from Brisbane Airport to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on Brisbane's suburbs. The flight path options, which are open for community feedback until August 17, include distributing flights more evenly over a wider area and reducing the concentration of flights over suburbs already being flooded with both arrival and departure, and day and night flights. The Noise Action Plan for Brisbane was developed to address complaints following the introduction of Brisbane Airport's parallel runway in July 2020. But the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance has criticised the latest proposal, warning it would result in more communities being exposed to aircraft noise, many for the first time. Alliance spokesperson Marcus Foth said the proposal did not offer a real solution, with 'no night-time curfew, no flight cap, and no credible plan for genuine net noise reductions'. Here is what the proposed flight path changes would mean for your area: North and west With both arrivals and departures tracking over similar areas, there are many communities to the north-west of the Brisbane Airport that do not experience periods of respite, even when wind conditions change.
Perth Now
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
‘We're done': Reason Aussie influencers are moving overseas
Australia has become known to many as the 'lucky country', but Aussie influencers are leaving the country in droves to pursue opportunities overseas. Successful Queensland-based digital nomads and influencers Brent and Molly — who gained popularity through travelling around Australia in a caravan for two-and-a-half years with their two children — announced this week that they are leaving the country. 'We're leaving Australia. For good. Not for a holiday. Not for a break. Not for a visa run. We're done.' They captioned their social media post. The reasons they listed for leaving included: sky-high taxes, insane cost of living and shrinking opportunities for entrepreneurs. The pair didn't reveal where they were headed, instead asking their followers to guess which country they were jetting off to. 'Easy. Bali' one person commented. 'Great move. I would think it could be Thailand' another guessed. 'USA' was a repeated guess from many, perhaps due to the fact that the family of four have just returned from a trip to America and Mexico. The pair dismissed some of the guesses in an Instagram story, without revealing where they were moving. 'Is it Bali or Thailand? No definitely not . . .lots of people do but definitely not for us,' they clarified. The announcement comes just months after Gold-Coast based TikTok star Kat Clark announced her move to the US. Many were surprised despite her husband and 14-year-old daughter Deja joining her, she was leaving behind her 22-year-old daughter Latisha. A teary farewell hug at Brisbane Airport as Kat, Jonathan and Deja say goodbye to Latisha before starting their new life in LA. Credit: Instagram The family-focused content creator with 7.4m followers claimed the reason that she was leaving was due to the career opportunities available in the US—particularly TikTok's Creator Rewards program— which is not available in Australia. 'We've had some opportunities come up in America and we're going to give it a go,' the Courier Mail claims Clark said. While some welcomed the news of Clark's move, many were quick to question her relocation to the US given the current political climate. 'I'm sorry, no opportunity could convince me to move to America (right now) it's literally turning into a hell hole,' one person said. 'Why on earth anyone would want to move to America from Australia is beyond me' another commented.
