Jake Nelson

John-Paul Thorbjornsen flew the seven-seater helicopter home from the UK in a 41-day journey spanning 10,000 nautical miles, making 39 stops across 21 countries along the way. The ACH130AM is a collaboration between Airbus and luxury car company Aston Martin, which contributed to the aircraft’s interior and exterior design.

In a press conference welcoming his successor, Qantas CFO Vanessa Hudson, Joyce said that COVID-19 had left Qantas 11 weeks from complete collapse in 2020 and that, now the crisis has passed and the Flying Kangaroo has recovered, now is the “logical time” for him to go.

The twice-weekly five-hour flights on Boeing 737 aircraft will operate between Tullamarine and Learmonth Airports from now until October, with a total of more than 18,000 seats to be made available over the tourist season.

The flight on board an Air Force C-130J Hercules, ASY563 (similar aircraft pictured) landed in Cyprus at around 4:20am AEST having departed Port Sudan at around 12:45am AEST, amid what Foreign Minister Penny Wong told ABC’s AM was a “difficult security situation” in Sudan.

Qantas CFO Vanessa Hudson is stepping up to replace Alan Joyce when the CEO retires in November – here’s what you need to know about the new boss.

NSW ALP Senator Tony Sheldon said the airline’s CEO, Alan Joyce, could “give Qantas workers and customers an early Christmas present by resigning today”.