Ukrainian ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, made the comments on the sidelines of the space industry event held at Hyatt Regency Sydney on Thursday, 18 June.

The airline, which held $93 million in unused credits as of February, will allow passengers to use them for travel bookings up to 27 May 2027, though the booking deadline remains at 30 June this year. The credits were issued between 2020 and 2022 for flights impacted by the pandemic.

Australia’s leading space innovators, engineers, scientists, and industry pioneers have been recognised at the seventh annual Australian Space Awards, with the nation’s rapidly growing space sector gathering in Sydney to celebrate excellence, innovation, and achievement.

In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for May 2026, Airservices Australia said that while aviation had shown “ongoing resilience and flexibility” during the Iran conflict, the war had caused “real pressure on the sector” as it stretched past 100 days.

The contracts will see General Atomics produce the YFQ-42A and Anduril manufacture the YFQ-44A, creating the first operational fleet of autonomous combat aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters as part of a next-generation “human-machine team”.

The Series B capital raise, led by existing and new investors, comes as the New Zealand-founded aerospace company accelerates development of its Aurora spaceplane and expands its growing satellite propulsion business.