Robert Dougherty

A former RAAF King Air 350 aircraft donated by Australia to the Sri Lanka Air Force has completed more than 400 flight hours and more than 100 missions.

Australia’s national transport safety investigator has announced an investigation into an engine failure incident in Adelaide earlier this week.

Serviced by Jetstar’s Airbus A320 through the Newcastle Airport, the new service will start on 2 December 2025 and run three times a week – every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – right through to 21 April 2026.

Passenger processing system upgrades have been completed at Port Moresby International Airport in Papua New Guinea.

Under the new capability, customers travelling on most international routes can use their mobile phone camera to instantly capture their passport details instead of manually entering their passport details.

The Integrator fixed-wing platform, capable of up to 16 hours of flight time, has a maximum speed of more than 90 knots and capability for a variety of payloads.