A former RAAF King Air 350 aircraft donated by Australia to the Sri Lanka Air Force has completed more than 400 flight hours and more than 100 missions.
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.