Year: 2023

The cause of the crash of the Coulson Aviation-operated 737 air tanker, which occurred during firefighting activities on 6 February, has not yet been identified in the ATSB’s preliminary report. The 737, callsign “Bomber 139”, was making a second drop after releasing three quarters of its retardant tank on the first go-around.

The twice-weekly five-hour flights on Boeing 737 aircraft will operate between Tullamarine and Learmonth Airports from now until October, with a total of more than 18,000 seats to be made available over the tourist season.

The flight on board an Air Force C-130J Hercules, ASY563 (similar aircraft pictured) landed in Cyprus at around 4:20am AEST having departed Port Sudan at around 12:45am AEST, amid what Foreign Minister Penny Wong told ABC’s AM was a “difficult security situation” in Sudan.

Qantas CFO Vanessa Hudson is stepping up to replace Alan Joyce when the CEO retires in November – here’s what you need to know about the new boss.

NSW ALP Senator Tony Sheldon said the airline’s CEO, Alan Joyce, could “give Qantas workers and customers an early Christmas present by resigning today”.

Chairman Richard Goyder said the CEO in waiting has a huge amount of airline experience and is an outstanding leader.