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Michael Doran-

Michael Doran

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About Michael Doran

Journalist - A professional aviation journalist writing across the industry spectrum. Michael uses his MBA and corporate business experience to go behind the obvious in search of the real story. A strong network of senior aviation contacts mixed with a boyhood passion for airplanes helps him share engaging content with fellow devotees. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Qantas Double Points Offer Travel Credits Expires Soon

For the second month in a row, Qantas and Jetstar are imploring customers to use their travel credits before they expire at the end of this year.

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Turkish Airlines Eager To Add Australia But Not A Done Deal

There is obvious intent for Turkish Airlines to fly to Australia but the Chairman revealed to Simple Flying that there are some hurdles to be cleared

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Planespotter $1000 Challenge At Queensland's Townsville Airport

Planespotters and enthusiasts in North Queensland can enter the first-ever photography competition run by Townsville Airport.

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Australia's Airlines Are Failing Customers

With airlines back at near pre-pandemic capacity, why is it that on-time performance is so far short of the long-term averages?

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Second Airbus A320 For Solomon Airlines As It Passes June 2019 Numbers

Solomon Airlines is adding a second A320 next week to boost capacity as demand surpasses 2091 levels.

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AirAsia X Files To Shed PN17 Shackles As A330s Take Off

By focusing on its core business AirAsia X has righted the ship and wants to remove the asterisk from its name.

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Melbourne Airport Passes 30 Million Mark As International Capacity Floods Back

Melbourne Airport is buzzing with international and domestic travelers and quickly leaving the pandemic in its wake.

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Virgin Australia And All Nippon Airways Expand Partnership

With its new 737 MAX 8 up and running and the Cairns-Tokyo route launched, Virgin Australia has inked an expanded partnership with ANA.

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Vietjet Deploys Airbus A321neo On Tokyo Haneda Route

Vietnam's low-cost carrier Vietjet continues adding more destinations and is now flying nonstop to Tokyo Narita and Haneda Airports.

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British Airways Trials Tech For Passengers Navigating Heathrow

As the hectic summer season kicks off, British Airways is trialing new interactive technology at London Heathrow Airport.

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Singapore Airlines & Changi Airport Near Full Recovery

Singapore Airlines, Scoot, and Changi Airport are all reaching 100% pandemic recovery in step, with the end not that far away.

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Sydney Airport Adds International Traffic But CEO Says Unused Slots Are An Issue

Slot availability at Sydney Airport is keeping new carriers out and holding back the growth of domestic aviation.

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Rex Adds Two More Boeing 737s To Its Domestic Fleet

Rex has secured two more Boeing 737-800s and is building a potent fleet to expand further and cover every Australian capital city.

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Nexus Airlines Is Up And Away With New Route To Perth

Nexus Airlines has launched scheduled services in Western Australia, including connections between Perth and some stunning areas in the north.

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Qantas Strife On Dash 8 Regional Routes In South Australia

Regional passengers in South Australia faced multiple disruptions last week when maintenance issues derailed QantasLink services.

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AirAsia Using Airbus Aircraft To Launch New China Routes

AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia X are expanding routes to China from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu using Airbus A320neos and A330s.

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Emirates Sponsors King Salman Club Cup In 2023

Global carrier Emirates is the official airline and main sponsor of the King Salman Club Cup for 2023.

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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways Says It's Business As Usual

Vietnam's Bamboo Airways felt the need to issue a statement assuring everyone it was maintaining normal operations.

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AirAsia Philippines Battles Birdstikes But Maintains On-Time Performance

With lightning and bird strikes on the rise at its home base in Manila, AirAsia Philippines has recorded a solid OTP in 1H2023.

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Vietjet Adds New Airbus A320 Route to South Korea

Last week Vietjet added another new route, this time between Da Lat and Busan in South Korea.

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