Jake Nelson

QF3, from Sydney to New York via Auckland, took off at 9:55am on Wednesday morning aboard the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNL (pictured), one of Qantas’s newest aircraft, which was delivered at the end of April. The 19-hour route will operate three times weekly, increasing to four from October, with more than 1,800 seats per week.

Revealed over the weekend as a standalone sequel to the 2020 release, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is slated to be available on Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Windows 10/11, and Steam.

Launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenburg Space Force Base in California, the prototype is part of a program partnering with Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) on a space-based solution to track aircraft and provide global communication between pilots and air traffic control irrespective of a plane’s location.

Supporters of the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) rallied on Saturday to demand a 10pm-6am curfew at Brisbane Airport, as well as a cap on the total number of flights, similar to the arrangements at Sydney Airport.

The Flying Kangaroo has updated its dress code for the first time in a decade, and will now allow all employees, regardless of gender, to wear flat shoes, long hair in a ponytail or bun, makeup, and the same jewellery including watches.

The SA Government has reached commercial terms with Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) on an interim and permanent home for the unit, which is moving to make way for a new Women’s and Children’s Hospital.