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FlyPelican launches new Avalon-Canberra connection

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August 28, 2025
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The regional carrier will fly three times a week between the nation’s capital and Avalon, which serves Melbourne as a secondary airport as well as Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. Flights will operate on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays using British…

Perth dnata workers to strike for a full 24 hours

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August 28, 2025
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Workers will walk off the job from 5:30pm Thursday to 5:29pm Friday, with the TWU accusing dnata of flying in strike-breakers from out of state and working them dangerously long hours in response to industrial action last week.

Qantas adds 20 more A321XLRs to its order books

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August 28, 2025
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Announced as part of the airline’s annual results on Thursday, the order will include 16 aircraft with lie-flat business-seats and seat-back entertainment systems, and comes as the Flying Kangaroo plans to begin operations with its first two A321XLRs i…

Qantas to give employees shares as it posts $1.6bn profit

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August 28, 2025
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The Flying Kangaroo saw a pre-tax profit of $2.39 billion, up 15 per cent on the previous year, translating to $1.61 billion after tax, up 28 per cent.

NSW wants 8.5m more airline seats in 10 years’ time

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August 27, 2025
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The plan will include the development of a new Statewide Aviation Strategy, which will have a particular focus on Newcastle and Western Sydney International (WSI) Airports. It aims to generate $91 billion in annual visitor expenditure by 2035.

Video Podcast: Should Qantas trim back its beard ban?

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August 27, 2025
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On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake is joined by special guest host and fellow facial hair enthusiast Keith Ford of the ifa and SMSF Adviser podcasts to look at the arguments for and against the Qantas beard ban, and to take a brave stand …

Rex suitor to government: Here’s our offer, take it or leave it

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August 27, 2025
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Renaissance, which has reportedly been rebuffed several times by administrator EY Australia and its sales agent Houlihan Lokey, says it submitted a binding offer to the government on 30 July that will fully repay all taxpayer investments and keep the a…

Qantas frontline staff to vote on new enterprise agreement

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August 27, 2025
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The Australian Services Union (ASU), which represents thousands of Qantas check-in, call centre, and freight operations workers, will open the electronic ballot on Thursday to coincide with the national carrier’s full-year results, with voting to run u…

First glimpse of ‘Coral Bay’ as Virgin prepares for E2’s arrival

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August 27, 2025
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The new regional jet, snapped in an Embraer hangar in Brazil, is set to bear the registration VH-E2A and the name “Coral Bay”, and is expected to touch down in Australia in early September.

Melbourne Airport makes disability access ‘hubs’ permanent

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August 27, 2025
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Run in conjunction with not-for-profit Travellers Aid, the Melbourne Airport Assist service will provide buggies and powered wheelchairs to help travellers with disabilities navigate the airport, and will run seven days a week between 6am and 10pm star…