Australian Aviation

Husband-and-wife team Ian and Connie Warburton won the competition in their 1974 Piper Cherokee 140. The event saw 86 entrants fly a total of 3,800 kilometres across three different states.

The promotion of Cam Fewtrell and Dominic Hodalin from rescue crew officers (RCO) to the more senior position of air crew officers (ACO) is highly unusual, with most operators recruiting the role direct from the military.

The news, which covered tickets from both Qantas and Virgin, was contained in the ACCC’s latest report into the industry’s recovery from COVID, which said domestic air fares are likely to keep rising until October.

Air New Zealand confirmed it would follow the decision, which will come into effect from Tuesday, 13 September. Australia quietly dropped its own international mask rules last week.

The decision to upgrade its aircraft from the currently used 777-300 sooner will add an extra 160 seats to the route.

The biennial exercise, which commenced in 1993, is the RAN’s flagship international engagement activity, and this year 3,000 personnel from more than 20 countries will take part.