QF1 and QF2, which are currently used for Sydney to London flights via Singapore, will be switched to the non-stop A350-1000ULR flights on their launch in October 2027. It comes as flight tests continue on the first Project Sunrise aircraft.

Asked about a direct service linking the city in Central Western NSW to Newcastle, which would bypass the need for a connection through Sydney, Orange City Council’s director of corporate and commercial services, Jen Sharp, said they were “still in negotiations”.

The aircraft was announced at the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The high-performance, highly adaptable research platform is designed to accelerate the development and testing of advanced aviation technologies.

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Bennell-Pegg, who is hoping to become the first formal Australian representative to fly to space, flew with Roulette Three, Flight Lieutenant Kendall “Nugget” Dransfield, on a flight day at RAAF Base East Sale late last month ahead of National STEM Day on Sunday, 8 November.

An Albury man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a truck and driving it into several aircraft at Wangaratta Airport in regional Victoria on Wednesday evening.

Workers represented by the Australian Services Union (ASU) on Friday were boarding all guests at the same time, refusing to accept baggage at gates, and waiving some sales-related fees as negotiations over a new enterprise agreement continued to stall.

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