Hannah Dowling

Adelaide-based company FireFlight Technologies has created a system that uses thermal imaging sensors mounted to a manned aircraft, to detect flames through kilometres of thick and billowing smoke, and accurately track a fire’s path.

Sydney Airport recorded a 665 per cent increase in passenger traffic in November compared to October, as Australia’s international and domestic borders began to ease.

From Tuesday 21 December, all fully vaccinated international travellers and flight crew will be free to enter NSW and Victoria, however will need to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test within 24 hours of arrival, and isolate until a negative result is received.

It’s the latest in a string of partnerships announced by Eve and Australian companies and operators, as the company gears up to bring eVTOL vehicles and infrastructure to Australian cities across the eastern seaboard.

Qantas’ lawyers have accused the Transport Workers Union of falsifying evidence, in an ongoing court case that could see 2,000 former Qantas ground workers reinstated to their roles at the airline.

The Australian Defence Force will scrap its entire fleet of troubled MRH-90 Taipan helicopters 16 years ahead of schedule, in favour of a new fleet of US Blackhawks and Seahawks.