As 2026 dawns, Australian Aviation takes a glance again at 2025 and counts down our prime 5 most-read tales.
Perth Airport breaks information for second time in 4 months
Perth Airport noticed 1.66 million passengers in October 2025, greater than the earlier document of 1.61 million set in July. This contains new all-time information for complete home passengers at 1.17 million and interstate passengers at 584,126.
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New provider to revolutionise Australia’s skies – from the bottom
Our April Idiot’s story this 12 months involved Australia’s first “groundline”. Wombat Groundways, the brainchild of maverick businessman Mark Supial, supposedly introduced it might launch companies utilizing leased jets on the “Golden Triangle” from 2026 – and drive its plane totally on the bottom utilizing present roadway infrastructure. Evidently, this is not going to truly occur this 12 months.
First jet to land at Western Sydney Airport this month
Western Sydney Worldwide Airport introduced the NSW Rural Hearth Service’s (RFS) 737 Massive Air Tanker, N138CG “Marie Bashir”, would participate in a multi-agency, full-scale aerodrome emergency train on 28 and 29 October, together with a simulated plane incident, as WSI ready to open in late 2026. Australian Aviation was there when it touched down on the twenty eighth – and captured footage of the touchdown.
Qantas defends deliberate change to cabin door procedures
Qantas in October proposed modifications to procedures for opening and shutting plane doorways will enhance security regardless of union pushback. The Flying Kangaroo stated it was trying to have a single workgroup take accountability for each transferring stairs and opening and shutting doorways, which it stated will decrease danger and enhance management. It got here after a Jetstar aircraft earlier that month was seen taxiing for take-off with its cargo doorways open.
Koala Airways faces winding-up software
In our most-read story of the 12 months, Wealth Creation lodged a winding-up software in opposition to Koala Airways, which had gained some press in 2024 as a possible new competitor in home aviation following the collapse of Bonza. Koala would later fend off the applying, and its CEO Invoice Astling spoke solely to Australian Aviation in August about its plans for a 2026 launch.
