On this week's Australian #Aviation Podcast, Adam and Jake discuss the annual results from Qantas, Air New Zealand and Alliance, and what they say about how the airlines are really doing. bit.ly/3XgzLIt

Qantas has boosted cargo capacity between Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand with its converted Airbus freighters. #aviation bit.ly/4dKtOua

QantasLink’s new A220-300s will begin serving Sydney from next month after their initial launch on Melbourne routes. #aviation bit.ly/4dPWNNg

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy, have announced that Australia will acquire Joint Strike Missiles under a $142 million contract with Kongsberg. bit.ly/4ga7ZWB

Rex was attempting to sell four aircraft operating key regional routes before entering administration, Australian Aviation can reveal. #aviation bit.ly/4cTSLlL

NASA has revealed that it will test-fire the Boeing Starliner’s troubled thrusters when it returns to Earth without astronauts on Friday. #aviation bit.ly/3Xye3B1

Construction has begun on a four-bay aircraft hangar near RAAF Base Edinburgh that will allow the ADF’s 737-based aircraft to be maintained in Australia, rather than being sent offshore. #aviation bit.ly/3MvTzT8

Planemaker Embraer believes more than 200 E-Jets and E-Jet E2s could be flying in Australia by the end of the decade. #australia bit.ly/4e8AIZY

Starliner safely returned to Earth from the ISS on Saturday in a huge vindication for Boeing’s engineers. bit.ly/4d1LxvU

The Opposition has called for the Government to be empowered to force Qantas to sell off Jetstar. #aviation bit.ly/3B7X7Z2

Lockheed Martin has appointed Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Steven “Zed” Roberton DSC, AM, as the new vice-president and regional executive for Australia and New Zealand, to succeed Warren “Macca” McDonald who will retire at the end of the year. #aviation bit.ly/3Zg7zI4

The newly announced aircraft hangar project in Adelaide could act as regional maintenance hub, according to Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy. #aviation bit.ly/3XLpUMh

Cebu Pacific will ramp up services from Sydney to Manila later this year. The Philippines-based low-cost carrier, which currently flies five times per week to Sydney, will increase to daily Sydney services from 1 December. #aviation bit.ly/3Tlgft6

The Government has rubbished suggestions by Opposition transport spokesperson Bridget McKenzie that it should have the power to force Qantas to sell off Jetstar. #aviation bit.ly/4geED9B

Emirates is set to axe its EK404/405 service between Melbourne and Singapore. #aviation bit.ly/4dSCazT

The Royal Australian Air Force has ferried the head of the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis, on his travels around Papua New Guinea. #aviation bit.ly/3MBUhhs

Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully has hinted destinations like Las Vegas and Cape Town could be on the table for its 787-8 fleet. #aviation bit.ly/3XmGh04

Newcastle Airport has signed a memorandum of understanding with the NSW Government to attract new domestic and international services. #aviation bit.ly/3MBTyx1

Melbourne Airport has seen an eight per cent rise in international passengers since last August, though Rex’s axing of jet services has slightly hurt domestic capacity. #aviation bit.ly/3XF4eQH

Qantas’ inaugural service to Vanuatu has touched down in Port Vila. #aviation bit.ly/4e8gHCW