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An Australian regional airline has announced plans to improve some of its planes with electric propulsion engines, describing it as the future of air travel. Key points: Rex Airlines has announced plans to trial electric propulsion technology on several existing regional aircraft It said retrofitting would help reduce carbon emissions and could lead to cheaper airfare Rex Airlines says it will be able to swap fuel engines for electric motors after trials in 2024 Rex Airlines has flagged Mount Gambier, in the South Australian region, as one of its initial routes to pilot electric aircraft in 2024, which promises to be quieter, less polluting and easier to maintain than existing jet engines. It will be the first airline in Australia to pilot electric commercial flights. Other smaller airlines say they will do the same by the end of the decade. Airline vice chairman John Sharp also hopes it will eventually result in cheap airline tickets for state passengers. Mr Sharp said Rex had invest...

Gary Rohan has announced his engagement to his physiotherapist girlfriend, Madi Bennett. The AFL star shared the exciting news to Instagram on Tuesday, alongside a sweet photo of herself and Madi wearing stunning diamond rings. “You showed me how to smile again when I thought I’d forgotten how, and you’ve made me happier than I could ever have imagined,” she wrote. AFL star Gary Rohan announced his engagement to his physiotherapist girlfriend Madi Bennett on Tuesday night – two years after splitting from his ex-wife Amie. ‘You have made me a better partner, father and person and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you Mads.’ Madi also announced the news on her Instagram, writing: ‘You make me happier than I ever thought.’ ‘The kind of happiness I never knew was possible, and the kind of love I thought only existed in movies. You are my whole world and more, and forever with you is all I ever ...

photo: Boeing Qantas IATA/ICAO code QF/QFA Airline Type Full Service Operator Hub Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport year Found 1920 Guild one world CEO Alan Joyce Country Australia A Qantas Boeing 737-800 bound for Perth (PER) on Monday, July 18, declared a mayday after running out of fuel. The jet was in the final stages of a nearly six-hour flight across Brisbane (BNE) when Perth air traffic controllers put the plane into an extended hold period. But with fuel running low, the pilot made the unusual call of a fuel mayday. Extended containment beyond Perth pushed aircraft closer to the minimum required fuel reserves The incident involved flight QF933 operated by VH-VZO, an 11-year-old Boeing 737-800. The narrow-bodied aircraft are the workhorses of Qantas’ domestic network, crossing Australia and rarely causing problems. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requires flights to take off with fuel reserves at least 30 m...

Popular Australian celebrity Grant Denyer has opened up about some of his personal struggles in an honest and candid Instagram post. The 44-year-old TV presenter posted a photo of herself meditating, explaining that it helped her overcome her lack of self-acceptance. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Grant Denyer’s emotional moment on Dancing With The Stars For more Celebrity related news and videos, check out Celebrities >> “I’m no expert on this, but I’m always open to new ideas on how to feel/do better. Or even old fashioned for that matter,” the candid post began. “Meditation is not easy for me, but it certainly makes me calmer. “I really suffer from a muddled mind that makes a lot of noise. “My self-talk can get very savage, I blame myself, worry about the future, keep regretting the past and get stuck in fear. “Fear of failure, fear of not being liked, not being good enough. “Generally a busy mind makes it difficult for me to be present for the people around me. “So...

Home and Go Star Sam Frost has confirmed that he is engaged to his now fiancé, Jordie Hansen. Actress Jasmine Delaney and her Australian Survivors: Blood vs Water the other half star reveals the happy news on their podcast Jordie and Sam Country Trip only five months of dating. “This is a very important time in our lives. We just got engaged, and to celebrate we thought, let’s go, let’s go on a 14 day trip,” Sam announced. Don Arnold/WireImage Getty Images Jordie later revealed how the proposal played out, recalling: “We were in Uluru and we just had breakfast and were heading back south. Sambo just delivered the coffee so I said, ‘Hey, when are you going to do it? say yes to marriage?’ “I said, ‘Pretty much any time from now’,” added Sam, before his fiancé said: “So I took it as, ‘I’ll do it this afternoon’.” They then rushed to the town of Coober Pedy for the sunset, Jordie explained: ...