Hannah Dowling

A “worn” latch and internal sub-parts caused a pilot’s five-point seatbelt harness to unbuckle while the plane was upside down in an aerobatic manoeuvre, according to a new report by the ATSB.

Melbourne Airport has released new mock-ups of its soon-to-be-expanded T2 international terminal, as passenger numbers continue to climb.

A local snake catcher, Rex Neindorf, told NT News he has attended Alice Springs Airport several times in recent weeks to remove both “mildly” and “highly venomous” snakes from the check-in area, departure doors and Qantas lounge.

Operated by 16th Aviation Brigade, the exercise served as an opportunity for crew to test the handling of the utility helicopter in the high-altitude and highly dense mountain ranges of PNG, which Defence dubbed one of the region’s “most challenging aviation environments”.

Speaking at The Australian Financial Review Energy and Climate Summit on Wednesday, Qantas chief sustainability officer Fiona Messent told audiences that Qantas customers wanted to see a local SAF industry and were willing to pay a small premium to support it.

A group of 120 Qantas engineers opted to enact a two-hour total work ban and protest on Monday, 12 October, amid ongoing disagreements on pay and work conditions.