Jake Nelson

Flight JQ88 took off from Newcastle shortly before 10am on Tuesday aboard the A321neo LR VH-OFL, having landed as JQ89 from Denpasar just after 7:30am. Flights will operate three times per week, bringing more than 70,000 seats per year between Bali and the NSW Hunter region.

The Herald has reported that “sources with knowledge of the deal”, who cannot speak publicly, said the announcement – alongside the terms of the buyout – could be made as early as this week after Air T agreed to the deal first rumoured to be in the works last month.

The Flying Kangaroo, one of two passenger airlines operating flights to Devonport alongside Rex, will upgrade its lounge at the regional airport as part of the agreement. QantasLink currently flies 46 times per week between Devonport and Melbourne using Dash 8 Q400s.

As part of a $24 million scheme to contain the pests, the government says its aerial control program will disperse two rounds of treatment across 106,000 hectares by mid-2026, with eradication treatments also to be delivered year-round rather than seasonally.

Joshua Wander, co-founder of collapsed Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners, is accused of wire fraud and securities fraud as well as conspiracy to commit both, while former CFO Damien Alfalla last week pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the US government.

The Flying Kangaroo is looking to have a single workgroup take responsibility both for moving stairs and for opening and closing doors, which it says will lower risk and improve control. It comes after a Jetstar plane earlier this month was seen taxiing for take-off with its cargo doors open.