Speaking to ABC Radio in Coffs Harbour this week, Minister Catherine King said there have been several ideas floated to address the problem of high regional airfares, but “none of them are easy”.
In a brief judgment, Australia’s highest court rejected an appeal by Corporate Air Charter Pty Ltd of a ruling by the Full Federal Court that standby duty counts as “work”, and must therefore be included in calculations of pilots’ average weekly work h…
The Federal Court ordered Webjet to pay the penalties after it admitted to making false or misleading statements about the price of flights and booking confirmations between 2018 and 2023, having advertised prices that excluded compulsory fees.
According to sources cited by The Australian Financial Review, the former Virgin Australia boss, who will begin her new role as CEO of Endeavour on 1 January, is set to work two days a week at the company as her start date nears, and made a presentatio…
The move by the state government follows the news that Jetstar Asia will be shuttered from the end of this month, ending an A320 service that linked Broome to Singapore.
The scheme, which has seen a total of 543,747 capped airfares since its implementation in July 2022, was earlier this year extended into June 2026. It has so far seen a commitment of more than more than $109 million in government funding.
In a pre-budget submission, Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW), an alliance of 15 regional centres across the state, have called more broadly for a boost in infrastructure spending, but are seeking extra support for aviation.
The former Qantas CEO, who left his role in controversial circumstances, has been listed for booking through several companies after largely vanishing from public life for the last 18 months.
Dubbed the Connecting Queensland fund, the scheme replaces the former Labor government’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund, with details on its size expected in the next state budget. One of its goals will be to attract direct flights to India, said …
Senator McKenzie, who was a critic of the Labor government’s aviation policy and pushed for EU-style “pay-on-delay” laws during the government’s first term, has signalled a continued focus on aviation in her second stint as the opposition’s transport s…
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