Australian Aviation

The Flying Kangaroo expects to deliver more than 50,000 tonnes of international and domestic freight over the holiday season, with its domestic freighter fleet to fly around 550 additional hours across November and December, adding 3,000 tonnes of domestic capacity.

Commencing in December 2020, Downer delivered major aircraft pavement reconstruction; stormwater drainage and aeronautical ground lighting runway upgrade works; and the construction and installation of two aircraft arrestor systems.

Aurora Labs, engaged in a $319,000 contract by the Australian Department of Defence, will build on the ongoing development of A3D’s existing micro gas turbines and support defence operations utilising unmanned aerial systems platforms.

Andrew Warrender, currently the airport’s executive manager for aviation and air freight business development, will fill the role being vacated by outgoing CEO Dr Peter Cock from 9 January.

Flight DL93 arrived in Brisbane from Los Angeles at 7:18am on Friday aboard N522DZ, an A350-900 painted in Delta’s 2028 Olympic Games livery. The service, announced in February, will operate three times per week and is anticipated to deliver more than 271,000 seats over three years.

A new campaign, which features disability rights campaigner Shane Hryhorec as well as support from Sophie Morgan of Rights on Flights, looks to raise awareness of “systemic issues in air travel that result in mistreatment, discrimination, and dangerous situations for disabled passengers”.