Australian Aviation

According to AAPA, the Asia Pacific international passenger volumes remain at only 6 per cent of pre-pandemic levels compared to an average of 40 per cent in other regions.

Seven of the 13 Australian women that were removed from their flights in order to undergo the invasive exams are now seeking compensation from Qatari authorities, including the government, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, and state-owned Qatar Airways.

The Phase 3 Aviation Mission Training System (AMTS) will be utilised to train the RAAF’s mission aviators, including electronic warfare officers, maritime patrol and response officers, air battle managers, air traffic controllers and other mission specialists.

The move is long-awaited after Rex first announced in May 2020 that it was gearing up to rival Qantas and Virgin to take on domestic routes between capital cities, with the airline initially eyeing off routes within the “golden triangle”.

Fully vaccinated international students arriving into NSW under a pilot program next month will not be required to undergo any length of quarantine, the NSW government has announced.

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton confirmed this commitment in discussions had last week with his Vietnamese counterpart, Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang.