Australian Aviation

In total, more than 760,000 passengers travelled through Gold Coast, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach Airports last month, with Gold Coast alone accounting for more than 622,000 passengers.

The Kiwi carrier posted a net post-tax profit of NZ$106 million for the first half of the 2025 financial year off the back of NZ$155 million in pre-tax earnings, towards the upper end of its guidance from November 2024.

Adam and Jake examine the pros and cons of the government’s potential plan to buy Rex if the airline’s administrators are unable to find a suitor.

After 20 years of planning, Australia finally receives its last F-35A Lightning II.

The OneSKY-CMATS system, which aims to unify air traffic management across Australia’s civil and military airspace, is slated to go live in the third quarter of 2027, with controllers to be trained on the new equipment starting in March next year.

The upgrades, expected to begin early this year, will allow the airport to handle larger aircraft such as QantasLink Dash 8 Q400s. Burnie is currently served by QantasLink, Rex, and Sharp Airlines flights.