Australian Aviation

Owned by Aviair, Nexus will fly five 76-seater de Havilland Dash 8-Q400 aircraft on three routes: a direct Geraldton–Perth service and multi-stop services from Geraldton–Karratha–Port Hedland–Broome and Broome–Kununurra–Darwin.

According to reports, Stratolaunch is set to pay the bankrupt business in cash immediately for ‘Cosmic Girl’ should the deal be accepted.

The purpose-built inventory management infrastructure will store bulk materials, reducing the reliance on overseas suppliers and the time between order and delivery, according to a public statement from Aero Defence (AD) on 22 May.

Slated for completion in early 2024, the facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport will include up to eight full-motion simulators, as well as classrooms, cabin mock-ups with emergency equipment, and flight training devices.

Rex announced last week it was pulling out of its Adelaide–Whyalla route from 1 July after Council made the move to pass on the cost of airport security screening to airlines, which is estimated to raise ticket prices by around $40.

Sydney Airport’s domestic passenger numbers in April were still only at 86 per cent of pre-COVID levels, despite The Flying Kangaroo significantly increasing services on the Golden Triangle nationwide.