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Bonza leads the pack in February on-time performance

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March 22, 2024
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The low-cost carrier beat the long-term average for on-time arrivals last month, only slightly lagging the average for on-time departures and cancellations. It also led the table among participating airlines on the first two measures, only beaten by Re…

Compensation for sacked Qantas workers delayed by months

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March 22, 2024
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The Federal Court heard the last of the witness evidence on Friday (22 March) but lingering questions about the “counterfactual world”, in which the sackings never occurred, has pushed the timeline back.

Airport firefighters will take industrial action next month

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March 21, 2024
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The action by the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA), which will take place during the Easter school holidays, comes after more than 90 per cent of members in a ballot this week voted for future action over claims of understaffing.

NT helicopter crash pilot was unqualified for night flying, says ATSB

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March 21, 2024
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The helicopter, VH-DLD, crashed near Gorrie Station south of Katherine on 7 December, having left nearby Bloodwood Station at around 7:30pm. The ATSB believes the pilot lost visuals after flying into bushfire smoke. Search parties found the wreckage tw…

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 …