Serviced by Jetstar’s Airbus A320 through the Newcastle Airport, the new service will start on 2 December 2025 and run three times a week – every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – right through to 21 April 2026.
Under the new capability, customers travelling on most international routes can use their mobile phone camera to instantly capture their passport details instead of manually entering their passport details.
The Integrator fixed-wing platform, capable of up to 16 hours of flight time, has a maximum speed of more than 90 knots and capability for a variety of payloads.
Airports are committed to improving accessibility and have been working closely with the government on the development of aviation-specific disability standards.
The first-of-class flight trials, to be conducted off the East Coast of Australia for the Australian Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, have already begun with aircraft deployed to HMAS Canberra LHD at Fleet Base East.
Acquired through foreign military sales with the United States, the Apaches are expected to provide critical aviation effects, including reconnaissance, communications and networking, firepower and offensive support.
Qantas in the 2023-24 financial year exhausted its pandemic-related carry-over losses and paid $24 million in tax in the latter half of the year, while Virgin says it expects to begin paying income tax again in the 2026 financial year once its own carr…