Hannah Dowling

Cobham has welcomed its sixth Dash 8 Q400 into its fleet, ahead of its planned start of commercial services from mid-February. The new aircraft will support the operator’s charter and FIFO operations from its Perth base.

Australia’s borders are set to finally reopen to fully vaccinated tourists and visa-holders from 21 February, marking the first time the country has fully eased its international border restrictions since they were introduced in March 2020.

It’s the first time that Velocity customers have been allowed to spend their points on Singapore Airlines reward seats since the practice was paused in April 2020, after the COVID pandemic hit, and Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration.

A New Zealand-based Airbus H145, operated by local operator HeliOtago, has hit 2,000 flight hours after just over two years of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operations.

Rex Airlines has announced it will construct a new Boeing 737 flight simulator centre at its Mascot headquarters, after securing funding under a NSW job-fuelling program.

Emirates has resumed Airbus A380 services to and from Melbourne, replacing its Boeing 777-300ER on daily flights between Melbourne and Dubai.