Work is already underway at St Marys to construct metro station facilities, while construction on the Orchard Hills, Luddenham and Bradfield stations will begin in coming months. The government aims to have the metro line operational by the time the airport opens in 2026, with an estimated travel time of 20 minutes between the St Marys and Aerotropolis stations.

Military personnel discussed aviation safety and international partners gathered for the inaugural International Combat Aviation Safety Summit in Canberra last month.

The A330-300, registered B-HLV, was on 28 July 2020 the first of more than 85 Cathay Pacific aircraft to be mothballed in Alice Springs. B-HLV finally left Australia last week, and is now undergoing hangar maintenance checks in Hong Kong before returning to full service.

Starting next year, training company UPRT Australia, with the support of QBE Insurance, will provide the training to Sharp Airlines pilots in a bid to reduce risk of loss of control inflight, said to be the leading cause of aviation fatalities around the world.