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Vietjet expands Australian footprint with Hanoi–Sydney services

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March 21, 2024
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Launching on 8 June, the new twice-weekly service will be Vietjet’s seventh route connecting Australia to Vietnam, and comes after the announcement of Melbourne–Hanoi earlier this month, the first Vietjet service connecting Australia to the Vietnamese …

Auckland Airport hails North American passenger boom

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March 21, 2024
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New Zealand’s largest airport saw more than 500,000 passengers to and from the US and Canada over the summer, with 58 per cent more available seats on North American routes compared to the summer of 2022–23. The airport says the North American market i…

Western Sydney Airport will use locally built check-in systems

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March 21, 2024
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The systems from global technology firm Amadeus are being constructed at Micron Manufacturing, which is based at Glendenning near Blacktown in western Sydney. Once the consoles and kiosks are complete, they will be fitted with Amadeus hardware and link…

Video Podcast: RAAF rolls out pulse-pounding new recruitment ad

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March 20, 2024
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Adam and Jake discuss whether the new “Up There” ad campaign could help turn around the RAAF’s ongoing talent shortage.

Qantas believed outsourcing was a ‘low’ legal risk, court told

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March 20, 2024
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Qantas executives, including then-executive manager of Qantas airports, Colin Hughes, met with lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills and an industrial relations expert in early June 2020 to discuss the decision to terminate the ground handling staff.

Bonza’s Gold Coast–Darwin route off the ground after 2 delays

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March 20, 2024
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Flight AB1647 from the Gold Coast touched down shortly before midnight on Tuesday night aboard VH-UKH ‘Malc’. The launch of Bonza’s Gold Coast–Darwin services, which were initially due to begin late last year, was delayed twice due to issues with CASA …

Australian Space Diversity Alliance launches

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March 20, 2024
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The Australian Space Diversity Alliance (ASDA) said it aims to support senior leaders and minimise the barriers that marginalised groups face. It comes after a series of reports have shown the sector is lagging behind others in regard to gender dispari…

Bids open for critical RAAF Base Darwin infrastructure project

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March 20, 2024
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The contract opportunity for eligible Australian companies, announced by the United States Department of Defense, includes the construction of a parking apron, a maintenance support facility, and an aircraft maintenance hangar.

Australia’s largest rail freight operator to phase out diesel locos

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March 19, 2024
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Aurizon, the largest rail freight operator in Australia, is planning to invest 18.8 million dollars (17.3 million euros) to phase out diesel fuel and embrace renewable energy sources. The project entails pairing “a big battery-pack on wheels” with modified locomotives to operate as a hybrid unit. Half of the investment is covered by a grant…

Qantas tells court sackings were always on the table

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March 19, 2024
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Counsel for Qantas, Richard Dalton KC, said even in a world where the illegal sackings never occurred, the executive team would have still considered outsourcing its ground handling operations.