Australian Aviation

The program, which will also be held in Wallis and Futuna, will also be attended by Australian combat engineers, military police, health teams and planning personnel.

Australian Aviation has listed every flypast in every state, including times and exact locations. This year’s wider commemorative program includes the Dawn Service at 5.30 am and the Last Post Ceremony at 4.30 pm.

In this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, as Boeing is caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Adam and Jake examine the fallout and how tit-for-tat tariffs could squeeze more industries than just aviation.

Five per cent of domestic flights across all participating airlines were cancelled last month according to BITRE data, up from 2.6 per cent in February, with a hefty percentage coming from Cyclone Alfred and related airport disruptions from 5 to 11 March.

Australia’s first international passenger flight left Brisbane for Singapore on 17 April 1935 on a DH86 aircraft, carrying only two passengers on the three-and-a-half-day journey. According to Qantas, more than 273 million customers have since flown across its international network.

Implemented by the Albanese Government in December 2023, the Same Job, Same Pay legislation continues to be a critical tool for unions, with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) being the latest to secure pay increases for workers.