The inaugural JQ195 service from Brisbane arrived in Queenstown at 12:40pm Monday aboard A320-200 VH-VFH, marking the beginning of a route that will run three times per week until October. It is Jetstar’s fourth direct trans-Tasman route launch in under a year.

Now in its fourth year and backed by Principal Partner UNSW Sydney, the awards shine a spotlight on the people and businesses driving Australia's aviation industry forward. From hundreds of entries, 164 finalists have made the cut.

The regional carrier will no longer stop at Orange en route between Sydney and Parkes on morning and evening flights from 21 June to 15 August, though midday services will continue. It follows a Rex Saab 340B being forced to turn back to Sydney last week due to safety concerns.

Opened on Sunday, the $312 million interchange at Cecil Hills will allow “seamless connections” from the Westlink M7 motorway onto the new M12, which serves WSI and the Bradfield “aerotropolis”. It comes after the majority of the M12 opened in March.

Australia had previously announced the acquisition of four MC‑55A aircraft to deliver critical intelligence in real time, strengthen the country's monitoring of strategic maritime approaches, and integrate with allied and partner systems, including the US and the UK.

The research, published this month, found different types of price shocks have “very different effects” on domestic airfares in Australia, ranging from little effect at all to higher prices across the board, or separate impacts on different fare classes.