Australian Aviation

As of 12.01am on Friday, WA upgraded South Australia’s border classification from “low risk” to “medium risk,” meaning travellers need an approved exemption in order to travel to the western state, and will need to quarantine at home for 14 days.

The federal and state governments announced in October that Cathay Pacific would return to Hobart to recommence regular direct cargo flights to Hong Kong, after a number of successful similar flights took place last summer.

The airline is currently working hard to get all 915 pilots back up to speed, after many have spent months stood-down from their position, or otherwise operating on significantly reduced schedules.

New allocations REG. / No. ALLOC. / TYPE / SERIAL No. / DATE / OPERATOR / PREVIOUS REG. AMD] 6] Beech B300C Super King Air 350] FM-88] 25/11/20] Pel-Air Aviation, PO Box 807 Mascot NSW 1460] N88FM ATZ] 6] MBB BK117B-2] 7074] 10/11/20] Rotor-Lift, 1 Long St Cambridge Tas 7170] ZK-IFL D-HDPS D-HMBF EC-EVT D-HBNV

The newly titled Aviation Command will be led by Major General Stephen Jobson, who said the move would simplify the management of Army’s helicopters and enhance their safety and effectiveness.

Southern Launch’s CEO, Lloyd Damp, told the Space Connect Podcast the facility is aiming to execute 36 launches a year when finalised, compared with the legendary US site’s 40.