Australian Aviation

Emirates has revealed it will be returning its Airbus A380s on services to and from Australia from 1 December, as it prepares to ramp up Australian operations following the easing of border restrictions in the coming days.

Flight QF1 will depart from Sydney at 18:30 on 1 November en route to London, via a short layover in Darwin. It follows the removal of the ban restricting Australians from leaving the country.

The former Deputy Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW, Jim Smith, said “not much seems to have been done” a year to the day since the bushfire royal commission report was published.

How Babcock Australasia provides Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula regions on behalf of Queensland Health.

Tim Jordan tells the Australian Aviation Podcast why the airline has chosen the MAX, what he’ll do if rivals decide to compete on their routes and when it will launch.

Qantas began legal action against Nick Rohrlach in March after the executive first accepted a senior role at Qantas Frequent Flyer, before ultimately taking the top job at its rival.