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Approximately 140 aircraft and more than 4,000 personnel from 20 nations are participating in this year’s iteration of Exercise Pitch Black from 12 July to 2 August. The event is celebrating the largest participation in its 43-year history.
VH-YQX (pictured) was photographed by a friend of Australian Aviation contributor Rob Finlayson with the majority of its QantasLink branding removed, having arrived in Victorville on 11 April.
On average, the Flying Kangaroo took 97 days to finalise a customer complaint last year, compared to 19 for Rex, 18 for Jetstar and 16 for Virgin Australia. Qantas says it has since improved its time to 15 days in the second half of last year and 11 days in the first half of 2024.
According to CASA, the workshops featured “facilitated conversations, First Nations-led case studies, and drone policy design sessions, aiming to integrate modern technology with traditional knowledge and practices”.
In its final report into the October 2022 crash of the Bell 206B JetRanger registered VH-PHP, the ATSB found it was likely the pilot, who was en route from Casino in the state’s north to Warnervale on the Central Coast, “experienced an incapacitating event”.
Ground testing on the powertrain for electric aviation firm AMSL Aero’s Vertiia eVTOL aircraft is underway at Bankstown, with cylinders of hydrogen fuel on-site and in use.
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