Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce upped the stakes in his negotiation with staff over the upcoming London to Sydney route, telling reporters there was “no shortage of pilots” ready to take on the assignment.

An Adelaide-based aviation technology company conducted the first flight in South Australian skies in an electric plane this week, as it ramps up to become Australia’s first manufacturer of electric aircraft.

Pel-Air has landed a 10-year contract to provide five fixed-wing planes, pilots and engineering support to NSW Ambulance from January 2022.

Jetstar has claimed its operations were “largely unaffected” by Wednesday’s strike that saw 250 Transport Workers Union members walkout and 48 domestic flights cancelled. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred news source.