The aircraft, registration VH-MPT, crashed into open grass farmland around seven minutes after take-off from Archerfield Airport in Queensland on 7 September 2026, with a pilot and a passenger on board. The aircraft caught alight upon impact, and both occupants were fatally injured.

Australian Computer Society CEO Dr Prins Ralston has said Australians deserve to have “confidence that the information they entrust to it is protected throughout its technology supply chain” in the wake of the Amadeus data breach.

CASA said it had reason to believe that Fortescue Helicopters maintains a “deliberately and systematically non-compliant safety culture” and regularly directs its pilots to operate outside of regulatory guidelines.

Free Aviation news, delivered to your inbox

Sign up to our Australian Aviation Express email newsletter to receive the latest in aviation.

AA Mobile Phone

Investment NSW has confirmed that it will not host a dedicated NSW stand for the event at Avalon Airport in Melbourne from 23 to 28 February, saying it will instead focus on Indo Pacific 2027 in Sydney.

Amadeus, which services around 141 global airlines, including Korean Air, Asiana, Japan Airlines, ANA and Cathay Pacific, has reportedly advised its clients that no payment or financial data was accessed, though other personal details may have been exposed.

The aircraft, usually based at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Texas, is reportedly in Australia for planned hypersonic missile testing at the Woomera Test Range, according to media speculation.

LATEST MAGAZINE

Momentum Media Logo
Most Innovative Company
Copyright © 2007-2026 MOMENTUMMEDIA