Hannah Dowling

Watch to see archival footage of the historic Vickers Vimy, which carried the first all-Australian air crew from England to Australia, as part of the 1919 Air Race.

Australians could soon be unable to travel to European countries for non-essential purposes, while the US has warned its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Australia.

As of 1am on Sunday, 23 January, travellers into the country will only need to provide a negative rapid antigen test prior to arrival, and positive COVID cases will be free to travel from seven days after their first positive result.

Alliance Airlines has commenced tiller inspections across its Fokker F100 fleet, after a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found a damaged tiller to be the cause of a taxiing runway excursion.

The Flight Attendants Association of Australia has called out Qantas’ decision to terminate its enterprise agreement with its international cabin crew without entertaining other means of negotiation or mediation.

Western Australia’s domestic and international borders will not be reopening on 5 February as planned, after the state government delayed the move indefinitely. A new reopening date will be considered over the next month.