Jake Nelson

The Perth-based charter and FIFO operator, which increased its Dash 8 fleet from four to six aircraft in the past 18 months, carried 94,496 passengers across 3,525 flights in the past year and plans to add further capacity.

Commencing on 17 March, the service will operate overnight using 737 MAX 8 aircraft, adding more than 53,000 annual seats between Sydney and Nadi. It comes as operational testing ramps up with passenger trials ahead of the airport’s opening in a month’s time.

The new route, announced at the El Alamein Air Show, will give Sydney its only direct connection to Cairo, with onward connections across Egypt, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and will mark Sydney’s 54th airline – a new record for the airport.

Regular Outback Air Race participant Ian Campbell, founder of dairy company Barambah Organics, and his daughter Hannah were killed when the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza they were flying crashed in Stockleigh, seven minutes after taking off from Archerfield Airport at around 11am on Monday.

In their latest report, Airwork receivers Calibre Group noted that the conditional agreement with ASL, announced in May, had not proceeded, with the business now expected to be sold in the first quarter of 2027.

The Sydney Airport Air Traffic Control Working Group, which was first convened last month, aims to continue “collaborative engagement” on the recent disruptions and safety occurrences connected to issues at Sydney tower control.