US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink made the comments during an Air, Space and Cyber Conference held earlier this week.

Opening on Friday, the 12-lane passport control point, relocated upstairs to Level 4 of the International Terminal, is now in a “light-filled atrium” alongside the new security screening area, and means check-in, security screening and passport control will all be on one level for the first time.

The South Australian gateway saw 806,486 passengers in July including transits, a 4.7 per cent increase on the previous year, with total passenger numbers (excluding transits) increasing 4.7 per cent to 9.17 million over the past 12 months.

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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David look at what Ansett Australia left behind, 25 years after the airline went bust – and ask what might have happened if it hadn’t.

In its report into the near collision involving Cessna 172S, VH-KOJ, and Cirrus SR22, VH-XC5, on 22 January, the transport safety watchdog found the Cirrus passed 46 m behind and 99 ft below the Cessna, due to “inadequate spacing” on the part of the faster Cirrus.

Only 1.5 per cent of flights were cancelled across Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin and Rex in each of May, June and July this year, the consumer and competition watchdog said in its latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report.

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