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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
The ‘Mini-Gulf’ program, which began in March 2023, added extra services on Mondays and Fridays to remote communities of Normanton and Mornington Island.
The five-year contract with Boeing Defence Australia, which also covers sister aircraft the Growler, will effectively extend the life of a fleet that had been thought to be retired in 2027.
An ATSB report into the incident last July revealed the smaller aircraft’s pilot spotted the larger Saab 340 ahead but chose to continue anyway, despite it being “almost certainly” possible to abort.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, Anthony Albanese insisted a meeting with the then-Qantas CEO in advance of a decision on Qatar flights was actually to discuss new industrial relations legislation.
Anthony Albanese is facing more allegations that Alan Joyce persuaded him to block extra Qatar flights into Australia after it emerged the pair met weeks after the Flying Kangaroo formally opposed the bid.
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