The Russian government has this month gone to the International Court of Justice to try and have the ruling overturned after the International Civil Aviation Organization Council in May concluded it had violated international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight.

On-time arrivals, on-time departures and completion rates across the industry as a whole lagged long-term averages in a month that Airservices Australia has noted was better than the same time last year, but “impacted by severe winter weather conditions such as fog and strong winds”.

Sources have told The Australian Financial Review that Nasdaq-listed Air T has put together a bid for the regional airline, which went under last year following the collapse of its domestic jet business, and that the proposal is being looked at by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The E-7A, which had flown out from joint exercises in California, was displayed at Joint Base Andrews earlier this month between a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Super Galaxy. Air crew were on hand to explain the aircraft and how it serves Australia’s defence mission.