Australian Aviation

As reported in The Australian, the national council of the TWU has resolved to work to secure a multi-employer agreement for ground crew, and to explore similar arrangements in other sectors. The news follows protest action by the TWU against working conditions at Swissport.

A C-27J Spartan aircraft and aircrew from No. 35 Squadron were deployed to conduct extensive aerial surveillance patrols, tasked with detecting and deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing threats in the region.

The low-cost carrier is upgauging from A320s to A321neo LRs on the route between June and October this year, which will add a total of 4,500 extra seats over the entire season. Melbourne is Townsville’s third busiest destination, with 90 per cent of seats full over last year’s winter.

The crew member was on flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane aboard the 737-800 VH‑VYK when it encountered turbulence on descent. Three cabin crew were unrestrained shortly after the seatbelt sign was lit up, with one suffering a broken ankle; the third sustained facial injuries.

Speaking at the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition, the former prime minister urged Australia to develop a stronger space capability that would be interoperable with systems from the US, UK and Japan.

The flight lifted off from Starbase in Texas at 5:30pm CT on Thursday, 6 March, before the upper stage exploded, raining debris down in a dramatic light show that caused significant disruption to commercial aircraft in the area.