In a submission to a Senate inquiry on the matter, the airline argued that penalties, which could be up to $20,000, should be considered annually because delays at Sydney Airport are often due to a variety of factors that aren’t known immediately.
In the Australian Airports Association’s submission to the ACCC on the proposal, CEO Simon Westaway said the plan for Virgin to wet lease Qatar Airways aircraft would add extra international capacity for both passengers and cargo.
The carrier has undertaken what it says was the world’s first EDTO (Extended Detour Time Operations) 120 737-800BCF flight from Melbourne to Perth on behalf of Team Global Express, having recently been certified by New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authorit…
Speaking to Australian Aviation, Chris Ellis, the Chilean carrier’s country manager for Oceania, said the existing route from Sydney to Santiago via Auckland had been popular with travellers, and that the inaugural non-stop flight had completely sold o…
Steve Purvinas, who had served as federal secretary of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) since 2006, had battled union officials over a no-confidence motion passed against him earlier this year.
Speaking to Australian Aviation for an upcoming podcast about his recent book, The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out, Aston said Qantas was “effectively the only external party that was opposed to the flights being granted”….
VH-YFH was operating flight VA324 to Melbourne on 30 November 2022 when it entered and took off from a section of runway that had been closed for works, though was able to complete the departure and travel to Melbourne without incident, the safety watc…
The Nauru flag carrier will continue its weekly Australia–North Pacific Connector service, which operates from Brisbane to Palau via Nauru, Tarawa, Majuro and Pohnpei, with the new agreement running until 21 October 2025.
In its 10th annual corporate tax transparency (CTT) report, the Australian Tax Office found that Qantas and Virgin were among 31 per cent of large businesses, or 1,253 companies, which reported no income tax paid for the 2023 financial year.