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…
The firm has completed a $30 million Qantas- and Airbus-backed funding round alongside securing the development approval for the landmark project, and has also won the support of global energy and manufacturing company Posco International as a strategi…
Set to arrive over four years from 2028, the new aircraft – replacing the existing King Air 200 fleet – will be fitted out with a bespoke Aeromedical Mission System (AMS) from Sunshine Coast-based company HeliMods.
Opening on 6 October, the free drop-off zone on level 3 of the T123 transport hub will provide “significantly more space” than the current departures ramp, which is prone to congestion, while the free level 2 pick-up zone will offer around 100 undercov…
The airport, which cut the ribbon on its expanded terminal last year, saw a record 1,300,775 passengers in FY26 – its first time surpassing 1.3 million, and a 10 per cent increase on the previous year. It comes after Newcastle won Airport of the Year a…
VH-ZPN was preparing to depart for Broken Hill on 8 October 2025 with two flight crew, one cabin crew, and 23 passengers on board when its left engine failed during the take-off roll. As it was before the V1 decision speed, the pilots opted to abort th…