Category: Aviation

While government travellers have been barred from accruing frequent-flyer points since 2010, they are still allowed to gain status credits from official travel, which Virgin Australia says should be dispensed with as it creates an uneven playing field …

Speaking to The Australian Financial Review, Ed John, executive manager of stewardship for the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, said investors want to see that the Qantas board has “appropriately considered recent penalties” when determi…

Speaking to Australian Aviation at a media event in Sydney, Tom Kennedy, Cathay’s regional head of customer travel and lifestyle, Southwest Pacific, said Australia is “really important” for the carrier, which has recently launched its new 777-300ER Ari…

From 13 December 2025 to 24 February 2026, the carrier, one of China’s “big four”, will add an extra daily return flight between Sydney and Guangzhou, for a total of 74 additional flights and around 44,000 seats over the holiday period.

The Gulf carrier has applied for leave to appeal to Australia’s highest court after the Full Federal Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that it could not be sued by five Australian women over their ordeal, which took place at Hamad International A…

The airline had pleaded guilty over accusations of discouraging customers from seeking compensation for delayed or cancelled flights, and of denying legitimate claims, in 2022 and 2023. It could be fined around NZ$2.5 million with a 25 per cent uplift,…