A total of 65.32 million passengers travelled on Australian domestic commercial flights, including charter operations, in the 12 months to the end of June 2026, up 2.4 per cent on the previous year.
Launched in February, the POLAIR Remote program has seen two drones, operated from Bankstown Airport, participate in aerial surveillance in an effort to improve police response times. This is the first time Australian police have used drones in this way.
Speaking exclusively to the Australian Aviation Podcast following the release of his memoir, Joyce apologised for his missteps as head of Qantas, but said he believes the Flying Kangaroo is in a strong position thanks to the decisions he and his leader…
On this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Alan Joyce speaks exclusively to Jake Nelson in a no-holds-barred interview on the big decisions, the accomplishments, and the controversies of his time as CEO of Qantas Group, and what he fee…
The Kiwi flag carrier lost NZ$242 million after tax, with a pre-tax loss of NZ$336 million ($278 million), driven by high fuel costs from the Iran conflict, ongoing engine issues, increased aviation system costs, and a “peak aircraft maintenance year”….
Jetstar airport operations workers represented by the Australian Services Union will vote on a range of industrial actions, including work stoppages, uniform compliance bans, and waiving or zeroing out sales-related fees such as excess baggage charges.
Australia’s second largest airline group reported underlying EBIT of $753 million for FY25–26, up 13.4 per cent in 2025, with underlying net profit after tax of $404 million, an increase of 21.9 per cent; statutory NPAT was up a more modest 4.7 per cen…
The 6,300 sqm facility, which will train more than 10,000 pilots and cabin crew every year, integrates both widebody and narrowbody training facilities including replica cabins, door trainers, virtual reality equipment, a multi-storey escape slide and …
A total of 12 additional 787s are on order for the Flying Kangaroo, alongside 16 A321XLRs configured for international and transcontinental travel. These A321XLRs will feature the first lie-flat business class seats on a Qantas narrow-body aircraft, an…
The national carrier is bringing forward the superjumbos’ retirement, which had been planned for the early 2030s, to 2028 as it holds talks with Boeing and Airbus about converting around 20 existing purchase right options to firm orders from 2030.