Australian Aviation

Stephen Kuper asks if it’s time to shift the posture of our bases from ‘passive’ to ‘active’ players in their own defence?

The Qatari flag carrier, which is allowed to operate 28 weekly flights across Australia’s four major airports of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, also flies daily between Doha and Adelaide via Melbourne. There is no restriction on the number of flights it can operate to minor airports.

A 48-hour pause was initially implemented on all Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 medium utility helicopters including three deployed to Exercise Talisman Sabre, following the tragic loss of the ADF helicopter and four onboard aircrew. The Taipan’s black box was recovered on Tuesday.

The Hong Kong-based carrier will fly six times per week between Hong Kong and Brisbane using the Boeing 777-300ER, up from four times per week, adding up to 76,440 inbound seats in the first year of operation as well as extra cargo space for exports.

Aviation has set itself an ambitious goal on climate change, writes Alexander Robinson, but can the industry meet it?

Don’t let teething problems fool you, the point-to-point carrier isn’t in retreat, argues Jake Nelson.