Hannah Dowling

Qantas will invest $50 million to help support the establishment of a local sustainable aviation fuel industry in Australia.

Budget startup carrier Bonza has begun advertising for over 200 recruits, as it seeks to scoop up professionals that lost or left domestic airline jobs throughout the pandemic.

More local businesses are joining the push to bring electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, commonly known as air taxis, to Queensland ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.

The aviation safety investigation body noted that the issue was partially impacted by  “skill degradation” of pilots, due to reduced flying capacity over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the companies building and supporting the emerging air taxi industry continue to advocate for pilotless operations, Hannah Dowling investigates exactly what this means for the us on the ground.

Regulators, government and safety authorities have made a number of key changes to the rules around drone operations as numbers of the devices soar. Here, we’ve compiled a list of the major advancements.