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TWU to set out white paper wish list at Australian Aviation Summit

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August 8, 2024
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Emily McMillan will appear alongside a host of other industry big-hitters at the event, including Western Sydney Airport’s CEO Simon Hickey, Boeing’s Dr Kimberly Camrass, Virgin Australia’s Daniel Dott and Airservices’ interim chief executive Rob Sharp…

LifeFlight cuts ribbon on $26m Archerfield maintenance hangar

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August 8, 2024
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Dubbed the Clive Berghofer Maintenance Centre, the 5000-square-metre facility is the largest maintenance base in LifeFlight’s network and the largest hangar at Archerfield, replacing the old LifeFlight maintenance centre built in the 1940s.

‘Too much deference’ to Joyce, says Qantas governance review

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August 8, 2024
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In the report, independent business advisor Tom Saar found one root cause of events that damaged Qantas’ reputation in 2023 was “top-down leadership with a dominant and trusted CEO, leading to insufficient listening and low speak up”.

Victoria’s freight task to reach 900 million tonnes per annum in 2051

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 8, 2024
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Over the next 20 years, the freight task in the state of Victoria is expected to experience significant growth.

NASA now hints Boeing Starliner crew could return with SpaceX

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August 8, 2024
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At a briefing on Wednesday, NASA pushed back the SpaceX Crew-9 launch from mid-August to late September, a move that could allow the two astronauts to return to Earth in the rival vehicle.

Babcock names new aviation and critical services boss

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August 8, 2024
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Duncan Milne has been appointed as Babcock Australasia’s managing director aviation and critical services, after two decades of working in senior leadership roles across the aviation and defence industries.

Qantas board slashes Joyce pay by $9.26 million

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August 8, 2024
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Joyce, who stepped down as CEO in September 2023, around two months before his planned exit, will lose all of his shares from the airline’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – valued at $8.36 million – as well as 33 per cent of his short-term incentives …

Baby drought, interstate ‘exodus’: The worrying trends reshaping Victoria

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 7, 2024
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Experts warn the “unsustainable” factors cast a shadow over the state’s future.

Boeing joins Virgin to talk sustainability at Aviation Summit

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August 7, 2024
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Dr Kimberly Camrass, the aerospace giant’s regional lead on sustainability, will speak on stage alongside the domestic airline’s head of fuel and decarbonisation, Daniel Dott.

Video Podcast: Are slots to blame for Rex and Bonza’s collapse?

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August 7, 2024
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Adam and Jake look at the arguments around Sydney Airport slot management as former ACCC chair Rod Sims suggests it is partially responsible for Rex and Bonza’s respective failures.