The board announced its decision to the ASX on Monday, along with its unanimous recommendation for investors to accept the bid, which would see shareholders pocket $8.75 per share.

Charter, FIFO and special missions operator Cobham has completed its final British Aerospace 146 flight in Western Australia, ending nearly four decades of operations in the state.

Many states, including Queensland and Western Australia, have stipulated that once hard borders come down, travellers will not only need to be fully vaccinated to cross state lines, but also provide a negative PCR COVID test within three days of travel.

The LTS-640V is an Australian-designed digital imaging machine that provides real-time imagery that helps quantify material stress and detect fatigue cracks, currently supporting sustainment of ADF aircraft.