Bethany Alvaro

From September 25 to October 10, the Extended Fighter Detachment gave RSAF personnel the opportunity to conduct a range of training activities, using the vast and open airspace available in the state.

Qantas says that the centre will amplify the customer experience through improving the functionality of the Qantas app, enhancing check-in services, and strengthening baggage tracking. An AI tool that will “help when travel doesn’t go to plan” will also be developed.

Lockheed’s delivery aims to assist the ADF’s AIR5428 Phase 1 Pilot Training System, which seeks to ensure fifth-generation mission readiness for the ADF, and provide flight training to increase the qualifications and skill sets of personnel.

Addressing the changing role of “keeping passengers happy” to “protecting the flight deck at any cost,” the application seeks to reflect the overlooked roles and responsibilities that flight attendants across Australian skies provide.

The deployment last month was a part of Australia’s Operation Solania, an ongoing contribution to maritime and aerial monitoring across the Pacific, aimed at strengthening regional security and protecting vital fisheries resources.

The Hercules fleet is expected to remain in service into the 2030s, before being succeeded by a new generation of C-130 aircraft under Project AIR 7404.