Australian Aviation

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn talks to Bell Flight’s Dan McQuestin about how these services have evolved over the years.

Ongoing strict border rules, coupled with a slow vaccine rollout in Queensland and Western Australia will delay the recovery of Australia’s aviation and travel markets, according to the local head of Emirates.

The airline said that the slew of cancellations, which will affect in excess of 20,000 passengers in total, were necessary due to “uncertainty” over the resumption of quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel.

The event, one of the biggest airshows post-COVID, will feature a farewell to the RAAF’s F/A-18 Classic Hornets, which are being retired, as well as an aerobatic display by its replacement, the F-35.

Virgin’s chief of corporate affairs Moksha Watts has resigned from her role after just eight months, amid an ongoing review of her workplace behaviour.

Qantas has announced it will ramp up international flights from Melbourne from Monday, and will reintroduce its Melbourne-London services from this Saturday.