The mission earlier this month saw a C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron deploy from RAAF Base Amberley to carry two loads of fuel, totalling 28 drums, from Longreach Airport to the town of Windorah at the request of the Queensland government.
The case, brought by Wilson’s widow Danielle in the Federal Court, also involves Helibrook, the operator of the Robinson R44 that crashed near King River in the NT, and Helibrook owner Matt Wright. Should CASA’s bid be successful, the suit would likely continue against Helibrook and Wright.
Award-winning space leader, Sang-Ho Yun, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore - Remote Sensing Lab will deliver a keynote at the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2025.
Speaking at a media event in Sydney, Julie Kitcher, chief sustainability officer at Airbus, said a “basket of measures” is needed to promote more use of SAF, including a mandate that can be “phased in slowly and then uplifted”.
VH-X4F, which touched down in Canberra on 3 April, is the sixth A220 in the Qantas fleet, and flew passengers for the first time as QF1271 from Canberra to Melbourne on Monday.
The South Australian government has announced that a large parcel of land will be rezoned to support the state’s defence manufacturing capabilities.