Australian Aviation

Research from King’s College London has found most people would be able to cope with the G-forces experienced during launch and descent of suborbital flights, which are currently offered to tourists at a steep price tag by companies such as Virgin Galactic.

A total of 2,710,505 people arrived or departed from Melbourne Airport in April 2023, up from 2,264,236 in April 2022. This was driven by a 136 per cent increase in international passengers, up from 325,077 to 773,645, while domestic passengers dipped 0.1 per cent from 1,939,159 to 1,936,860.

Flight SQ237 from Singapore touched down at 9:30 this morning on the A380-800 9V-SKW (pictured), having left Changi at 12:45am local time last night. It is the first SIA A380 to arrive in Melbourne since January of 2020.

Around 30,000 landowners near seven RAAF sites at Richmond, Wagga Wagga, Bullsbrook, Darwin, Edinburgh, Townsville, and Wodonga will share in a $132.7 million settlement over soil and groundwater contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pending final approval by a judge.

Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thistlethwaite has officially launched an Australian-made counter-drone, the “Slinger” 30mm cannon.

The deadline for final bids on the aerospace firm has been pushed out by four days, from 15 May to 19 May, with the deadline for notifying valid bidders pushed out from 17 to 21 May. Should there be more than one bidder for Virgin Orbit, the auction will take place on 22 May.