Jake Nelson
Author Jake Nelson is an experienced trade journalist who has previously covered the print and packaging, consumer technology, and retirement living and aged care industries. He joined Momentum Media in early 2023, and currently works across both Australian Aviation and Space Connect.ATSB clears crew in Etihad aborted take-off incident
January 8, 2025 0 commentThe Dreamliner, A6-BLN, suffered tyre damage in the emergency stop on Sunday night and could not be immediately cleared from the runway, forcing it to close for around 14 hours. Aviation rescue firefighters were able to cool the landing gear with foam.
Read morePilot and 2 passengers killed in WA seaplane crash
January 8, 2025 0 commentThe 34-year-old pilot, as well as two tourists in their 60s believed to be from Switzerland and Denmark, died after their Cessna 208 Caravan 675, VH-WTY, reportedly crashed into a rocky outcrop on take-off and plunged into the ocean.
Read moreRex scrambled for cash after ‘bewilderingly bad’ sales, says ASIC
January 8, 2025 1 commentIn NSW Supreme Court documents seen by the Sydney Morning Herald, the corporate and financial regulator has claimed that Rex’s then executive chairman, Lim Kim Hai, emailed fellow directors saying the airline had lost $7.2 million before tax in February 2023.
Read moreMan fronts court over shotgun found in luggage at Sydney Airport
January 7, 2025 0 commentThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) have claimed Antonios Habib Moussa was caught on 28 December with a disassembled shotgun and ammunition by a security worker X-raying his checked baggage.
Read moreNASA jet touches down in Australia to watch Starship re-entry
January 7, 2025 0 commentN95NA, or NASA5, touched down in Brisbane on Monday before flying out to Perth on Tuesday ahead of the launch on 11 January. The aircraft will watch the re-entry of the SpaceX Starship, which is expected to splash down off the coast of Western Australia.
Read moreFiji man charged over alleged sexual assault on Virgin employee
January 6, 2025 0 commentThe 24-year-old, identified as Suva farmer Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, fronted Nadi Magistrates Court on Monday. Tanoa Degei is alleged to have lured the woman into his car posing as a taxi driver, and has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault.
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