The successful run of tests has the aircraft reportedly continuing on a path towards a new phase later this year, where NASA will evaluate the sonic thumps the X-59 is designed to make when flying faster than the speed of sound.
Commencing on 17 March, the service will operate overnight using 737 MAX 8 aircraft, adding more than 53,000 annual seats between Sydney and Nadi. It comes as operational testing ramps up with passenger trials ahead of the airport’s opening in a month’…
The new route, announced at the El Alamein Air Show, will give Sydney its only direct connection to Cairo, with onward connections across Egypt, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and will mark Sydney’s 54th airline – a new record for the airport.
Regular Outback Air Race participant Ian Campbell, founder of dairy company Barambah Organics, and his daughter Hannah were killed when the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza they were flying crashed in Stockleigh, seven minutes after taking off from Archerfield A…
In their latest report, Airwork receivers Calibre Group noted that the conditional agreement with ASL, announced in May, had not proceeded, with the business now expected to be sold in the first quarter of 2027.
The Sydney Airport Air Traffic Control Working Group, which was first convened last month, aims to continue “collaborative engagement” on the recent disruptions and safety occurrences connected to issues at Sydney tower control.
The partnership brings together Gilmour Space’s rocket propulsion, launch, mission integration and flight-test capabilities with Hypersonix’s scramjet propulsion and hypersonic vehicle technology.
While QantasLink wet-leases E190s from Alliance in the eastern states, VH-E9A – which touched down in Perth on Monday – is the first of the E-Jets to be owned by the airline itself, with up to 14 of the mid-life aircraft on order to replace Network’s a…
Flight QF122 from Queenstown to Sydney on Saturday, operated by VH-VZQ (similar aircraft pictured), landed safely in Christchurch after passengers reportedly heard loud bangs and saw flames from its left-hand engine. Engineers arrived in Christchurch o…
In an open letter on the ATSB’s website, its chief commissioner Angus Mitchell discussed the recent high-profile “near-misses” in Sydney, noting that travellers, aviation workers and the broader community “all rightly expect Australia’s aviation system…