Jake Nelson

The NSW Ambulance Aeromedical Rescue Helicopter service, operated by Toll since 2017, has flown over 24,000 critical care missions with its fleet of eight Leonardo AW139 helicopters, and performs more than 2,500 patient missions per year.

Airport Coordination Limited (ACL), which took over slot management in Sydney on 1 April, has welcomed the changes which became law at the end of October, saying they will “deliver significantly greater transparency” and ensure airlines do not “game the system”.

The flight, operated by Beechcraft 1900D VH-JYA, left Cairns shortly before 9:30am on Monday, and touched down at Hamilton Island just over an hour later. East Air is currently operating Monday and Thursday services, with Sunday flights set to commence in February.

The Cirrus SR22, VH-MSF, had four people on board when it stalled shortly after take-off from Canberra on 6 October 2023 before entering a spin and hitting the ground near Gundaroo, where its remains were consumed by fire. All occupants, including the pilot and three passengers, were killed.

Flight QF175, a new seasonal service to Auckland, took off from Adelaide shortly before 9am on Friday, landing in Auckland just after 3:15pm local time. It is the first time the Flying Kangaroo has flown internationally out of Adelaide since the end of a Singapore service in 2013.

Catriona Larritt, who was promoted from executive manager of Qantas Freight when Vanessa Hudson took over as chief executive in 2023, is set to leave the Flying Kangaroo to “pursue external opportunities” at the end of the year, Hudson revealed in a note to employees.