The US$8.3 billion deal will see Spirit – formerly Boeing’s plant in Wichita, Kansas, before being spun off in 2005 – return to the planemaker’s control.
The inaugural flight JQ635 from Brisbane touched down in Avalon at 6:47pm on 28 June on the A320-200 VH-VGY, returning to Brisbane at 7:41pm. The daily service is Jetstar’s third concurrent route out of Avalon, and will add more than 2,500 weekly seats…
TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said pilots had taken a stand on the “important issue” of access to days off despite “significant union-won pay increases and other improved conditions”.