The agreement will ensure the NSW Rural Fire Service can continue to support aerial firefighting operations and protect local communities and the environment through aerial firefighting operations facilitated from three Defence bases.
The upgrades, expected to begin early this year, will allow the airport to handle larger aircraft such as QantasLink Dash 8 Q400s. Burnie is currently served by QantasLink, Rex, and Sharp Airlines flights.
The two jets, formerly owned by the Republic of Singapore Air Force, crashed in Port Phillip Bay on 19 November 2023, killing two men on board one of the aircraft.
The agreement will ensure the NSW Rural Fire Service can continue to support aerial firefighting operations and protect local communities and the environment through aerial firefighting operations facilitated from three Defence bases.