The shipments, alongside almost half a billion litres of diesel bound for Darwin, are on top of eight already announced with BP Australia, Ampol, and Viva Energy, which are scheduled to arrive in Australia over the next two months.
Figures for March 2026 released by the International Air Transport Association showed an 0.6 per cent drop in global international demand from March 2025, with capacity down 6.2 per cent. It comes after Airservices found Australian traffic through the Gulf fell by 77 per cent year on year.
As part of Exercise Mobility Astra, RAAF members operated a C-130J Hercules out of RNZAF Base Woodbourne, providing crews with a new and challenging environment to train in.
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star, believed to be registered VH-YQP, crashed into a hangar at around 2pm on Wednesday, killing both people on board and injuring several on the ground in the subsequent fire, with 10 taken to hospital.
The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has awarded the Flying Kangaroo unrestricted capacity to Canada for 99 years, including its subsidiaries and codeshare arrangements with partners such as American Airlines and WestJet.
Flight QF520 to Brisbane on 8 November 2024, operated by VH-VYH, was forced to return to Sydney after a loud bang was heard from the right engine during the take-off roll. According to investigators, the failure occurred after the aircraft had already reached V1 decision speed and could not abort.