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A new route to Europe? How Hawaiian Airlines could forge fresh path for Australians

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By Chris Zappone Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Chris Zappone Call it a quirk of a growing airline with international ambitions. Passengers boarding an Alaska Airlines 787 in Seattle, bound for Europe, are sometimes greeted with an “aloha!” from the flight deck. The reason? After acquiring Hawaiian Airlines in 2024, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines reassigned Hawaiian's wide-body 787s – which originally served island routes – to carry passengers long-distance from Seattle to destinations across Europe and Asia.
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Sydney Airport near miss assessed at 'most serious level'

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By Jack Gramenz Verified, Chris Zappone Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Jack Gramenz, Chris Zappone A near-miss runway incursion at Sydney Airport has been categorised at the most serious level on an international scale by investigators who uncovered predictions of “elevated fatigue risks” for air traffic control staff at the time. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released four preliminary reports on Wednesday related to six recent incidents at Sydney Airport.
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Qantas announces when Sydney-New York non-stop flights will start

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By Michael Koziol Verified, Chris Zappone Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Michael Koziol, Chris Zappone New York: Qantas has announced its direct flights to New York will begin from Sydney in mid-2028, connecting Australia and the east coast of the US with non-stop air travel for the first time. A specially configured Airbus A350-1000 ultra-long range aircraft will be used for the flights. They will be fitted with an additional 20,000-litre fuel tank that will enable the plane to fly more than 16,000 kilometres and up to 22 hours non-stop.
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