Jake Nelson

Following a review by air traffic management consultants Trax International, Airservices has opened the ideas for public comment. It follows the release of a Brisbane Noise Action Plan, which would reduce noise impacts from the airport for around 140,000 people, earlier this year.

QF1 and QF2, which are currently used for Sydney to London flights via Singapore, will be switched to the non-stop A350-1000ULR flights on their launch in October 2027. It comes as flight tests continue on the first Project Sunrise aircraft.

Asked about a direct service linking the city in Central Western NSW to Newcastle, which would bypass the need for a connection through Sydney, Orange City Council’s director of corporate and commercial services, Jen Sharp, said they were “still in negotiations”.

Bennell-Pegg, who is hoping to become the first formal Australian representative to fly to space, flew with Roulette Three, Flight Lieutenant Kendall “Nugget” Dransfield, on a flight day at RAAF Base East Sale late last month ahead of National STEM Day on Sunday, 8 November.

Workers represented by the Australian Services Union (ASU) on Friday were boarding all guests at the same time, refusing to accept baggage at gates, and waiving some sales-related fees as negotiations over a new enterprise agreement continued to stall.

Building on its existing Johannesburg flights from Sydney and Perth, the Flying Kangaroo will fly three times per week on 787-9 Dreamliners between Sydney and Cape Town from 19 October 2027 until 24 March 2028.