Jake Nelson

The 747-400ERF registered HO-HOHO will enter service with Claus’ cargo delivery airline JingleJet for its maiden Christmas delivery run on 24 December, having undergone refitting and repainting after its purchase from Bunnyhop Airways, where it delivered eggs every Easter.

For the month of November, Bonza flights saw on-time arrivals of 73.9 per cent and on-time departures of 73.3 per cent, with a 4.2 per cent cancellation rate, while Rex had on-time arrivals of 70.5 per cent and on-time departures of 74.1 per cent, with only 0.9 per cent of flights cancelled.

Pointing to last month’s BITRE data, which showed on-time arrivals of 64.1 per cent, on-time departures of 65.9 per cent and cancellations of 3.7 per cent across all airlines – each worse than long-term averages – the Minister said Australians are losing their patience with Qantas and Virgin.

The move will see Virgin now insourcing both its domestic and international short-haul baggage handling, with around 40 ramp staff to be given extra training and upskilling. Melbourne and Sydney will begin the transition from February, with Brisbane to follow suit in May.

VH-X4A touched down at Sydney Airport at 12:06pm on Wednesday after flying via Vancouver, Honolulu and Nadi. It had left Montreal on 16 December local time, having undergone two test flights following its exit from the Airbus paint shop last month.

Stralis is working with the iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and QUT to install a hydrogen-electric propulsion system (HEPS) into a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 aircraft. The company claims hydrogen planes could transport athletes around Queensland during the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.