Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, Felix Lester, head of charter operations at Global Jet International, said business jets will have no viable alternative for landing in Sydney between 11pm and 6am when curfew changes come into effect on 1 November.

The new enterprise agreement was supported by 61 per cent of pilots across the Australian and International Pilots Association and the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots and follows the rejection of a previous AIPA-backed offer in April.

The new 113-seat, 545-square metre Sydney domestic lounge at Terminal 2 will open in November, while the Plaza Premium Lounge will take over the former Virgin Australia lounge space in Cairns, opening in 2027. Plaza Premium Group is also set to upgrade its Brisbane international lounge.

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Speaking to The Australian Financial Review in his first public interview as head of Cherrie Aviation, David May, former general manager of marketing and public relations at Jetstar, said the start-up airline is “not here to start a price war” with Qantas Group and Virgin Australia.

WA Police Force’s new Drone as First Responder program, initially operating across Baldivis, Kwinana and Rockingham, will see dedicated docking stations play host to remotely piloted drones to “provide officers with real-time intelligence before they arrive at a scene”.

VH-84H “Rockhampton” touched down in its namesake city as QF2362 from Brisbane at 9:45am on Thursday. It is the 12th mid-life Q400 to arrive in Australia as part of the overhaul of QantasLink’s turboprop fleet, which has seen the Flying Kangaroo exit Q200 and Q300 operations.

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