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    Gold Coast Airport, via its official Instagram account, announced (19-Aug-2026) Jetstar Airways increased its planned launch frequency for Western Sydney-Gold Coast service from four times weekly to daily. As previously reported by CAPA, the LCC is scheduled to launch the service on 25-Oct-2026.

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    Jetstar Airways launched or resumed multiple Gold Coast routes, including three times weekly Gold Coast-Bali using A320neo equipment, adding more than 58,000 seats p/a, with two A320neos to be based at Gold Coast Airport.1 2 3 Jetstar also launched four times weekly Darwin-Gold Coast services with A320 aircraft, scheduled to operate until 24-Oct-2025.4 5 It planned to lift Gold Coast-Dunedin from three to four times weekly in Mar-2026.6

    Canberra Airport signed (19-Aug-2026) a sister airport cooperation MoU with Eastern Airports Group to support future direct flight opportunities, trade, tourism and cultural exchange between Canberra and China. The airport stated the MoU "could pave the way for future direct flights between Canberra and Nanjing". Canberra Airport CEO Stephen Byron stated: "For us, international connections are about more than flights. They open Canberra to the world and bring the world closer to Canberra", adding: "There is much we can learn from each other, particularly across airport operations, passenger experience, commercial development, sustainability and future growth". [more - original PR]

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    ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said Canberra’s aviation growth priorities included improving domestic frequency and adding unserved routes, while pursuing direct international services to Singapore and Auckland.1 He also said demand existed for direct Cairns and Sunshine Coast services, with priority international targets including New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.2 Canberra Airport head of aviation Michael Thomson said it was in discussions with airlines under a five-year route development plan, including Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific and potentially VietJet Air, and it reached contractual agreements with Qatar Airways to add Canberra as an extension to its Doha-Sydney service.3

    Christchurch International Airport announced (19-Aug-2026) United Airlines plans to commence San Francisco-Christchurch service with Boeing 787-9 equipment from 04-Dec-2026 to 26-Mar-2027. The service will operate three times weekly, according to OAG. No other carriers operate the route. [more - original PR]

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    United resumed seasonal three times weekly San Francisco‑Christchurch flights with Boeing 787-8s, having last operated the route in Mar-2024, and it remained the sole scheduled operator; the service also leveraged its partnership with Air New Zealand to connect US travellers onwards across the South Pacific.1 2 Christchurch International Airport also struck a three-year partnership with Tourism New Zealand to support visitation linked to United’s South Island service and to help secure and promote future routes.3

    Qantas Airways confirmed (18-Aug-2026) the following adjustments to select European and domestic services:

    • Perth-London service will operate via Singapore from 25-Oct-2026 until 31-Jan-2027. From 01-Feb-2027 it will return to operating nonstop. The return London-Perth frequency will continue to operate nonstop throughout;
    • Sydney-Paris CDG will operate via Singapore instead of Perth from 25-Oct-2026 until 31-Jan-2027. The return frequency is unchanged;
    • Brisbane-Manila service will operate with A330 equipment until 31-Jan-2027, with new A321XLR equipment to operate on the route from 01-Feb-2027;
    • The carrier plans to introduce additional XLR frequencies on its "main routes" between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 25-Oct-2026 whilst "reducing some flights to and from Perth". [more - original PR]

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    Qantas previously extended Middle East conflict-driven diversions and wider schedule changes through 24-Oct-2026, including Sydney-Paris continuing via Singapore and Perth-Singapore rising to 10 times weekly to support connections to the Paris service.1 Qantas also confirmed rerouting Perth-London via Singapore due to the Middle East situation, while monitoring for further impacts.2 3 Qantas Domestic CEO Markus Svensson said A321XLR international deployment from Oct-2026 would start by replacing A330s on Brisbane-Manila, with seven XLRs delivered and a further seven due in FY2027.4

    Melbourne Tullamarine Airport introduced (20-Aug-2026) an online journey planner to help visitors navigate the airport's new and expanded pick-up and drop-off zones, which are scheduled to open in Oct-2026. The new zones represent the largest change to the airport's road network in more than 50 years and will provide significantly more space than the departures ramp and forecourt - enabling AUD4.5 billion (USD3.2 billion) in privately funded projects to expand the international terminal. The online tool allows travellers flying with Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia and international carriers to visualise the new exit off the Tullamarine freeway to drop-off, as well as the corresponding journey from the north. It also allows visitors picking up travellers from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 to understand the new route they will need to take for access to the new, free and undercover pick-up zone. [more - original PR]

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    Melbourne Tullamarine Airport’s draft Master Plan 2027 projected passenger numbers would double over 20 years to 75 million p/a by 2047, with road and terminal works including domestic upgrades, new transport connections and an east-west runway extension, and submissions open until 04-Nov-20261. The airport previously said the AUD500 million T123 Transport Hub zones would open in Oct-2026 after live trials, separating private and commercial traffic and more than doubling Arrivals/Departures Drive capacity2.

    Singapore Changi Airport, via its official Facebook account, announced (18-Aug-2026) TransNusa Air Services will operate from Terminal 4, effective 01-Sep-2026.

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    Singapore Changi Airport used its official Facebook account to announce new airline services including Oman Air’s four times weekly Muscat-Singapore route and Loong Air’s three times weekly Zhangjiajie-Singapore service.1 2 Lion Air Group stated Batik Air and Thai Lion Air relocated from Terminal three to Terminal four on 11-Nov-2025, alongside testing of Changi’s ‘Fast and Seamless Travel’ self-service system.3 4

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    Heart Aerospace completed (13-Aug-2026) the first flight of the Heart X1 electric aircraft at Plattsburgh International Airport on 12-Aug-2026. The company stated the aircraft is "the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown". Heart Aerospace is targeting entry into service for its 30 seat ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft in 2031. Flight testing for the ES-30 is scheduled to commence in 2028. [more - original PR] [more - Aviation Week]

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    Heart Aerospace received a US FAA special airworthiness certificate for its X1 demonstrator in the experimental category, authorising flight testing, and it prepared the aircraft for a first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport.1 Heart Aerospace also commenced taxi tests of the modified X1 at Plattsburgh, having originally built it as a full-scale ground demonstrator before converting it into a piloted flying testbed for the ES-30 programme.2

    Airlink (South Africa) and Qatar Airways announced (13-Aug-2026) plans to expand their codeshare agreement to include Qatar Airways' Doha-Cape Town, Doha-Durban and Doha-Johannesburg services, effective 31-Aug-2026. Doha will be Airlink's first long haul destination. The agreement will be further expanded over the coming months to include additional destinations in Qatar Airways' network. The airlines entered a codeshare agreement covering Airlink domestic and regional services in 2022. Qatar Airways acquired a 25% shareholding in Airlink in 2024 and the airlines entered a loyalty partnership in early 2025. [more - original PR]

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    Qatar Airways was scheduled to lift capacity to South Africa in 1Q2026, including increasing Doha-Cape Town from 12 weekly to twice daily from 17-Feb-2026 and Doha-Maputo-Durban from five weekly to daily from 05-Mar-2026, remaining the sole operator on both routes.1 Qatar Airways also planned to grow its network to over 150 destinations from 16-Jun-2026 under its summer schedule to 15-Sep-2026.2

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