Episode 675: More Romeos, please, and let’s get International again

The boys are back for another Oz Desk and, despite being well over a year since their last one, everything works out just fine with no hassles, hijinks or shenanigans. Who knew?The Royal Australian Navy are shopping for another 12 MH-60R Romeos to add to their existing fleet of 24.Maybe they should make that a baker’s dozen and order 13 new MH-60Rs given one on deployment with HMAS Brisbane (a Hobart class guided missile destroyer) went for a swim in the Phillipine Sea. Fortunately the crew were recovered with only minor injuries and the temporary grounding of all MH-60Rs has since been lifted.In the civilian aviation world, Qantas have announced that they will resume limited international flights from November 1st now that Sydney & New South Wales have declared that fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and visa holders can return without needing to quarantine. Meanwhile, Virgin Australia are bringing forward their resumption of flights to Fiji to now start in mid-December so it’s game on for those allowed to travel.