The 2029 and 2031 Australian International Airshows will once again be held at Avalon Airport, with the biennial event having last been held in 2025, attracting more than 900 exhibitors and generating $240.9 million for the Victorian economy.

Thirty-six pioneering Australian businesses and individuals have been named as winners leading the charge in AI use and innovation, at the third annual Australian AI Awards.

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.

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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.

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.

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