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The carrier, which recently moved to year-round Perth services, currently flies three times per week but will increase to seven over the summer, adding an extra 12,600 inbound seats on its 787-9 Dreamliners. In total, 55,200 seats will be available over the 14-week period.

The rules, to come into effect on 29 September, will provide additional options for certification of RPAs heavier than 150kg, beyond the current experimental and restricted certificates.

Published by Hardie Grant, Riding the Jet Stream touches on key moments from Joyce’s working life, including the founding of Jetstar, the GFC, the Qantas worldwide fleet grounding, the campaign for same-sex marriage, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The firm, which received the settlement funds from Qantas last May, noted that it “must take all reasonable steps to make payment within 24 months of the scheme commencing, i.e. May 2027”, and that initial minimum $9,000 payments were made to all registered workers “within weeks”.

The arrival of the 747-400 freighter 9H-AKJ at 10:45am on Saturday marked Avalon as the first airport in Australia to receive freight under the Australia Saudi Logistics Alliance arrangement, signed on 9 June, opening up a direct cargo corridor with the Gulf state.

Already in service with the Army’s 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, the Integrator uncrewed aerial system (UAS) is the fourth platform operated by the Navy’s dedicated UAS squadron since its commissioning in 2018.