Jake Nelson

In a statement, Transport Minister Catherine King said EY Australia would ask the Federal Court to extend its convening period – currently slated to end this month – to December, and indicated further financial support would be provided if the extension is granted.

Conducted in partnership with Toll Aviation, the Remotely Piloted Aeromedical Clinical Systems (RPACS) trial was aimed at improving operational speed and safety in remote or hard-to-reach areas, with seven paramedics from critical care and special operations trained to operate the drones.

As reported by The Australian Financial Review, Angus Hewitt of financial services firm Morningstar wrote in a note to clients that the company “does not think Australia will only have two airlines forever” and said the planned IPO is “too expensive”.

The low-cost carrier has increased its JQ47/48 Seoul services from four to seven times per week out of Sydney as of Tuesday, bringing its total seats between Australia and South Korea to 340,000 per year when coupled with the existing three-times-per-week Brisbane–Seoul flights.

In a vision document seen by Australian Aviation, the Renaissance Partners consortium proposes a “third national carrier” with a northern hub in Darwin and a southern hub in Canberra.

The union, whose approximately 850 Virgin Australia members make up the majority of the airline’s pilot workforce, said it supports Virgin’s plan to expand its fleet and route network and will work with management to prepare for next week’s ASX relisting, slated for 24 June.