Jake Nelson

RMIT Aviation Academy’s Justin Brownjohn said the 2001 terrorist attacks, which killed almost 3,000 people, sparked the “most significant overhaul of aviation security” in modern times, including heightened protections at airports and on board aircraft.

The departure tax was set to rise from $70 to $80 per person starting in January, which provoked condemnation from both the tourism industry and the airlines; however, the bill is set to be blocked in the Senate, with the Coalition and the Greens both coming out against it.

The RAC Rescue helicopters will commence the “enhanced physician-paramedic model” with Jandakot on 14 September, followed by Bunbury in 2027. The service will also be integrated into WA Country Health Service’s Command Centre and WA Health’s State Operations Centre (SHOC).

An internal survey reported in The Daily Telegraph found that just 15 per cent of Brisbane employees were happy working for Airservices, 13 per cent believed safety was a consistent priority, and 4 per cent trusted the executive team was taking the organisation in the right direction.

VH-OQD flew the San Francisco 49ers on 2 September, with VH-OQH carrying the Los Angeles Rams on 8 September ahead of the clash on Friday between the two California teams at the MCG, the first time a regular-season match has been played in Australia.

Starting December 2026, the carrier will fly four times per week between Sydney and Shenzhen using its A330-300 fleet, adding approximately 130,000 seats per year and supporting around 100,000 annual passengers.