NSW has already confirmed intrastate travel will resume when 80 per cent of its state’s residents have been double-vaccinated, while Victoria has suggested it will open its borders at the same point.

The new 'in-ground' process at RAAF Base Edinburgh is 30 per cent faster than the old one using trucks because it removes the need for a pause to swap in new vehicles.

Charter, FIFO and special missions operator Cobham has welcomed its third Embraer E190 to its fleet, with the new jet performing its first passenger flight this week.

Air New Zealand has added an additional 25 ‘red’ quarantine flights from Australia in January, as New Zealand gives no hints when it might lift the pause on the trans-Tasman bubble.