Jake Nelson

The 777X fleet, slated to be the world’s largest twin-engine widebody when it begins operations, has been grounded after a key component – said to be a structural component between the engine and the airframe – was found to be faulty.

The project has secured $760,000 in Queensland Government funding and aims to start construction in 2026. It will use LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology to create ethanol-based fuel, with the expectation of 102 million litres of SAF per year.

The Shanghai-based carrier will operate three 787-9 Dreamliner flights per week between Melbourne and Shanghai Pudong Airport starting on 19 December, increasing to daily services in the peak period. Each flight will carry up to 324 passengers, including 29 in business class.

Under the three-year deal with Airways International, the commercial arm of Airways New Zealand, Airservices will trial the TotalControl mobile training simulator, including Airways staff acting as pilots for remote instruction.

The airshow, held over the weekend, achieved 100 per cent occupancy throughout Surfers Paradise and over 92 per cent occupancy across the Gold Coast, according to figures from Experience Gold Coast.

In an email to Rex staff seen by the ABC, administrators EY Australia said 73 out of 261 more Rex domestic positions are likely to face the axe, with 594 having already been shed. The redundancies will reduce Rex’s workforce to around its pre-domestic-expansion levels of 1,200 employees.