On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and guest host Benjamin Foster unpack all the major airlines’ results and take a look ahead to the prospects for 2026.
Queensland Fire Department (QFD) has secured an extension to the contract of its Large Air Tanker aircraft until the end of the 2026-27 fire season, with four additional services also made available until the end of the 2028-29 bushfire risk period.
The aircraft, Embraer’s 1,900th E-Jet delivered since the family was launched in 2004, is expected to arrive in Australia soon in preparation for the commencement of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) revenue flights in Western Australia next mo…
The changes, to come in from 26 October, will see 350,000 extra seats from Adelaide to Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, increasing the airline’s Adelaide capacity by 19 per cent over the same time last year.
Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing joined forces with the Air Force, Air Force Reserves, Air National Guard and Royal Australian Air Force for the two-week training event on the isla…
Senator Malcolm Roberts levelled the allegations in the Senate on 1 September, regarding documents reportedly sourced from a Comcare investigation into the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash in 2023.
The airline has launched a “generative AI assistant for senior corporate teams with tailored training to drive productivity”, and said it will be rolling out new AI capabilities over the next 12 months.
The Flying Kangaroo will extend the seasonal service by eight weeks, with flights set to run from 3 May to 23 October, with flights boosted from three to four per week during peak season. This will add 44 extra services in total to the route, or almost…
The airline, which currently operates 11 of the turboprops for mining and resources operations, has signed a letter of intent for the planes to join its stable this year.
Jim Jefferies described the fatal crash and grounding of the ADF fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters as “terrible”, “intentionally-drawn out” and a “government cover-up”, while appearing on the ‘This Past Weekend’ podcast with American comedian Theo Von…