Daniel Croft

According to Doug Drury, Professor of Aviation at Central Queensland University, an investigation by TIME magazine analysing 35 years of aviation accident data has found that the middle rear seats of an aircraft are the safest.

Initially, investigators concluded based on the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recordings that “a problem in the engine [was] the reason behind the crash of the aircraft on 15 January in Pokhara.”

The Dubbo Regional Council was quick to release a statement, advising “the community of an incident at Dubbo Regional Airport this morning.”

With the additional three aircraft, Qantas’ fleet of Boeing 787-9s will be strengthened to a total of 14 aircraft.

The Australian government has released the terms of reference for its Aviation White Paper, outlining government outcomes that will define the future of aviation in the country. The paper intends to set outcomes and policies that will define the period of technological and industry advancement up to 2050, promoting growth and innovation in the aviation

Staff at Tullamarine airport have said that the fire started on an equipment truck on the runway. Viewers from inside Terminal 1 watched in alarm as smoke engulfed a Qantas plane.