The budget has hinted international borders won’t fully reopen until the middle of 2022 – significantly later than Sunday’s estimate of simply “2022”.
The memorandum of understanding with Triumph Aviation Services Asia (TASA) involves the provision of a broad range of services, including spares pooling, and repair development for the aerostructures market.
His comments will be seen as trying to mitigate the alarm caused yesterday when Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the country’s new estimate for opening wouldn’t be until 2022.
Michael Plank and Andrew Chen discuss why starts and stops of the travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia are likely to be a common occurrence during the next year.
The flag carrier will add Burnie–Melbourne to its network for the first time in 15 years, using its 50-seat Bombardier Q300 turboprops.
Scott Morrison reiterated that repatriation flights from India will continue after the temporary ban expires on 15 May.