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Virgin ends Qantas’ 19-month reliability winning streak

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May 21, 2024
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Official BITRE data for April 2024 showed Virgin climbing above the Flying Kangaroo in on-time departures, on-time arrivals, and cancellations, ending a 19-month run of lagging Qantas in some or all of these measures. Virgin also matched or beat the lo…

RAAF could rescue stranded Australians from New Caledonia

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May 21, 2024
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The Minister for Defence confirmed the federal government has been tracking riots in the French territory as pro-independence activists fight against more than 1,000 French police and paramilitary personnel deployed under a major security operation to …

Bonza collapse could wreak havoc on regional connectivity: ACCC

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May 21, 2024
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The stricken low-cost carrier had “played a key role in connecting regional hubs across the domestic network”, the competition watchdog noted in its latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report, as it tried to stimulate demand on routes not …

DP World Australia launches new rail service

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May 21, 2024
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DP World has announced the expansion of its Australian operations and the launch of its new rail service at Stockland’s Yennora Intermodal Terminal, one of the largest logistics facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.

On SA rail funding and more

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May 21, 2024
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Today, readers comment on SA rail versus road, Cross Rd lights, assessing cultural value, and tree protection.

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Telstra to axe 2800 workers, or 9pc of workforce

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May 21, 2024
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Australia’s biggest telco says job cuts are critical to make the ‘necessary investments’ linked to the explosion in data and internet use across the country and meet its $400m cost saving goals

Domestic aviation back at pre-COVID levels: ACCC

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May 21, 2024
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In its latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report, the ACCC found 4.9 million domestic passengers flew with Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Rex and Bonza in March 2024, representing 98.8 per cent of March 2019 levels, with seat capacity also bare…

Qantas boosts India connections with expanded IndiGo codeshare

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May 21, 2024
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Starting today (Tuesday), passengers on Qantas flights to Singapore are able to connect seamlessly to IndiGo services into Delhi and Mumbai. The move follows IndiGo being allowed to place its code on Qantas flights from Singapore to Australia last year.

ASL Airlines adds Australia’s first 737 Boeing Converted Freighter

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May 21, 2024
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ASLA, formerly Pionair, is based at Bankstown Airport and offers passenger and cargo charter and wet-leasing services across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The new freighter, VH-CYK, is its first B737-800BCF, with the airline primarily…

Qantas allowed new argument in illegal sacking case

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May 20, 2024
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The Flying Kangaroo now says the disruption later caused by the Delta strain of COVID would have meant it would have had no choice but to let 1700 ground handlers go anyway, after they were made redundant earlier in the pandemic.