Australian Aviation

Investors are reportedly moving in on the $5.3 billion 13.25-hectare gateway development at the entrance of Western Sydney’s Nancy-Bird Walton Airport.

Labor has pledged $60 million to upgrade Hobart Airport in order to service long-haul aircraft, supporting international widebody freight and passenger flights, should they clinch the coming election.

Airfares on flights between Australia and New Zealand should drop in the coming months despite high fuel costs, as more travellers get moving, said Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran.

The fifth-generation aircraft swept past Doyalson on the Central Coast at 9am before heading south to Freshwater on the Northern Beaches and then onto locations including Lake Macquarie, Belmont and Newcastle.

Here, we present full details of every flypast in every location in Australia. Aircraft on display include modern platforms such as the F-35, Super Hornet and Wedgetail, alongside warbirds flown by 100 Squadron.

Warrant Officer Mike Downs led the team that removed old paint from A4-236, which had degraded to a “sub-standard state”. It will now be displayed at Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre.