Jake Nelson

The crucial review, which was due to be released this month after being pushed back from November last year, will now be handed down on 20 April.

In a significant intervention, Geoff Culbert appeared to blame airlines for offering fewer seats for sale, alongside higher airfares putting people off booking tickets.

The larger hangar will allow the aeromedical charity to double its current base maintenance capacity and will form the “epicentre” of the organisation’s engineering activities in Queensland.

In its submission to the Government’s aviation White Paper, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) argues that a Canada-style compensation scheme will improve the rights of air passengers.

New data released by the Department of Transport shows little change in the price of business or economy tickets over the last two months, despite the ACCC stating last year it was “expecting” prices to go down.

The Russian Su-27 can be seen repeatedly flying close and dumping fuel on the drone before colliding with it, briefly taking the camera offline. When the feed returns, one of the drone’s propellers has been visibly damaged.