It was the biggest Pitch Black in the exercise’s 43-year history with missions of more than 50 aircraft at a time in one of the world’s largest military training areas.
DFDS has told the market that they will be sailing solo on the busy Dover-Calais route, as their space charter agreement with P&O Ferries expires at the end of August.
Speaking on ABC Radio National on Thursday morning, Rod Sims insisted that the Australian aviation market can sustain more competition, but said this is being held back by poor policy settings around slot management at Sydney Airport.
The news comes as three of Australia’s four major gateways – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – remain below pre-COVID levels, while Perth has exceeded them on the back of strong regional passenger figures.
The Australian has reported Sam Freeman, a partner at administrator EY Australia, saying Rex’s 737 fleet is “permanently grounded” and that EY is looking to present sale options to creditors within 25 working days. Asian investor PAG is believed to be …
Robert K. ‘Kelly’ Ortberg, who has an engineering background and over 35 years of aerospace experience, will replace Dave Calhoun after the latter announced his exit in March. It comes as airlines such as Virgin Australia grapple with a shortage of Boe…