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Current reports cite the cause of Qantas Flight QF144 making the call as an engine malfunction.
The Poseidon is a maritime patrol aircraft used for various roles, including reconnaissance and search and rescue. It’s a military variant initially based on Boeing’s workhorse narrow-body 737 Next Generation.
Virgin Australia has announced a new direct flight between the Gold Coast and Bali, as it prepares to resume flights connecting the popular island holiday destination to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this week.
The supervising crew had tasked the fellow aircraft with dropping water on a blaze hot-spot, before witnessing the helicopter miss its target and subsequently hit the ground.
Virgin Australia has unveiled its newest Business Flyer program, which offers a competitive alternative to Qantas, again upping the ante in the post-pandemic domestic aviation battle.
Health Minister Greg Hunt told reporters on Friday in the Gold Coast that he spoke to the Qantas and Virgin bosses before making the move.
