Australian Aviation

Winning bidder XTEK said the parts to be purchased would be held in its state-of-the-art SUAS repair facility in Canberra.

In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, hosts Adam Thorn and Hannah Dowling reveal what they know so far about the incident, the aircraft, and the message being sent by China.

The airline’s final RJ100, VH-NJE, performed its last passenger flight in Adelaide on Friday evening before being met with a water cannon salute, to mark the end of an era for the regional fly-in-fly-out and charter operator.

Qantas has reinstated its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on its Melbourne to Los Angeles route, after bringing its fourth A380 out of the Californian desert and returning it to passenger service.

The delivery ceremony was held on 9 May at its headquarters in Wichita, KS and marks a major milestone of the aircraft program since the clean-sheet design was announced in 2017.

Three of Australia’s top four airports saw operating profits in the 2020-21 financial year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.