Boeing and Airbus will put their rivalry aside for the closing session of the 2026 Australian Aviation Summit, arguing that decarbonisation, workforce shortages, and supply chain pressures now demand industry-wide co-operation.

The Australian and International Pilots’ Association has filed a protected action ballot order, with pilots set to vote between 27 July and 3 August. Potential actions include bans on work duties outside stipulated duty hours, delays to sign-on times, and outright work stoppages.

In its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for June 2026, Airservices found that total network passenger flights were up 1.5 per cent and volumes up 2.7 per cent over FY25, with industry performance and Airservices’ own performance also improving.

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As part of Exercise Possum Guns, weapons systems integrated into the Apache aircraft, such as a 30-millimetre gun and Hellfire missiles, were operationally tested in what Defence said is a “significant milestone”.

The American firm, which purchased Rex out of administration late last year, pledged to return an additional 14 of Rex’s Saab 340B aircraft to the skies; however, despite drawing on $26.7 million of a $60 million loan from the federal government, it has yet to appreciably raise the number in operation.

More than 100 aircraft and around 2,500 personnel from the RAAF and 20 other nations will take part in training activities and exercises in the skies over Australia’s north over the next three weeks from 20 July to 7 August.

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