Air Vice-Marshal Darren Goldie, a former Hercules pilot, will move from being Air Commander to the nation’s first cyber security coordinator.
Australian Aviation’s Victor Pody was in the Victorian capital to capture the moment the super jumbo, VH-OQL, landed at 7:14am on 17 June.
CASA is collaborating with ACMA on mitigation measures to make sure potential interference to radio altimeters (radalts) from 5G is minimised and that the rollout of wireless broadband, including 5G, in the mid-band range (3.7-4.0GHz) will impact air safety as little as possible.
While BITRE data showed it still had the highest cancellation rate and lowest on-time performance (OTP) among major airlines in May, the low-cost carrier’s cancellation rate almost halved to 4.2 per cent and OTP increased by five percentage points to 62.4 per cent.
The airline will fly between Brisbane and Uluru on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday using Airbus A320 aircraft. The first flight, JQ667 on board the A320-200 VH-XNN, touched down at Ayers Rock Airport just before 11am on Thursday.
More than 1.1 million people are expected to pass through Melbourne’s domestic terminals over the 17 days from Friday, as well as more than 500,000 international travellers. The airport expects the next three Fridays to be the busiest days, with around 105,000 passengers on each day.