Jake Nelson

The multi-agency exercise saw WSI staff participate alongside around 300 volunteers and emergency services personnel, as well as federal agencies, and included a full-scale response to a simulated aircraft incident. Fifty emergency services vehicles were also on scene.

The planemaker saw a net loss of over US$5.3 billion for the third quarter of 2025, driven largely by its Commercial Airplanes division, which includes the 737, 777, and 787 programs. Boeing in October reached an agreement with the FAA to increase 737 production from 38 to 42 per month.

Speaking to The Australian, Airservices chief executive Rob Sharp said cyber criminals were attempting to penetrate the organisation daily, with three months of OneSKY’s revised implementation timeline devoted to hardening cybersecurity measures.

N845MD, a brand-new aircraft delivered in February this year, operated the inaugural flight AA7 to Brisbane on 25 October, returning to Dallas as AA8 on Tuesday. Flights will initially operate six times per week, increasing to daily from December this year to March 2026.

VH-E2A Coral Bay, the first of eight E190-E2s for Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA), operated its first commercial flight, VA9217, on Monday, taking off from Perth at 7:15am and arriving in Boolgeeda at 9:05am.

The federal government has released the terms of reference for the review, which was flagged by Transport Minister Catherine King earlier this year and will examine the key factors driving high costs on regional routes.