Australian Aviation

The parachuting soldiers landed safely in the drop zone, and navigated several kilometres to the airport, where they rendezvoused with another RAAF aircraft for extraction.

Nearly half of the 150 people booked to return to Australia from India on the first repatriation flight since last month’s flight ban was introduced will now no longer be able to board the plane. As a part of the agreement to undo ban on flights from India, due to lift at midnight on Friday

Virgin Australia has again pushed back its plans to return to international short-haul routes following news that the federal government is unlikely to allow a return of international travel until mid-2022. Last weekend, the release of the federal government’s budget suggested that international borders would not fully re-open until at least mid-2022, pushing back from

The first repatriation flight carrying stranded Australians in India back home is set to depart on Friday, after the federal government lifts its temporary ban on all flights from the country at midnight. Around 150 Australians are planned to board the Qantas 787 Dreamliner, flight QF112, from Delhi before 9pm local time tonight. This content

The Royal Australian Navy has joined Japan, France and the US for a multi-modal exercise that will see strengthened interoperability between global allied land, maritime and air forces. Anzac Class frigate HMAS Parramatta has joined land, maritime and air forces from Japan, France and the US for Exercise ARC21 off the south coast of Japan.

The Courier Mail claimed employees involved felt that they were “put at risk” and were told to open the aircraft’s door and run back to the terminal.