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Qantas flights diverted as fire closes Heathrow Airport

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March 21, 2025
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Heathrow, the largest of London’s six commercial airports, will remain closed until at least 11:59pm local time on Friday, causing havoc in the surrounding airspace. At least two Qantas flights in the air have been forced to divert, while others set to…

Virgin to trial sustainable fuel in Proserpine

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March 20, 2025
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The agreement, to last from March to July 2025, will see Virgin use a blend of A1 jet fuel and 30-40 per cent synthetic SAF made from waste and residue feedstocks, which the airline says is fully compatible with existing aircraft, fuelling infrastructu…

Why All-Business Class Airlines Have Historically Failed

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March 20, 2025
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These carriers have failed for several reasons.

Devil’s Number: The US Gets 2nd Route With Flight 666

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March 20, 2025
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The US has barely any routes with flight 666, but it is about to get another.

This Airline Has Started 3 Routes In 3 Days

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March 19, 2025
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They include the carrier’s new shortest link.

Batik Air goes year-round from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur

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March 19, 2025
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The service will operate four times per week on a 377-seat A330-300, including 12 business class and 365 economy seats. Batik Air, part of the Lion Air group, already operates a regular service from Melbourne to Denpasar.

Virgin Australia tour aims to encourage girls into aviation careers

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March 19, 2025
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Female Year 7 and 8 students from the South East Queensland region will be shown around Virgin’s HQ, maintenance hangar, and training centre including flight simulators. Dubbed the Future Aviators Program, the inaugural event was planned for 7 March bu…

‘Pay-on-delay’ doesn’t help customers, major airlines insist

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March 18, 2025
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Representatives from Qantas Group and Virgin Australia appeared before the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee on Monday, with both airlines saying that EU and Canada-style customer compensation schemes increase airfares and …

Qantas labour-hire cabin staff win pay rises

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March 18, 2025
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The agreements with labour hire firms Qantas Domestic, Maurice Alexander Management (MAM), and Altara will see their domestic cabin crews receive the same wages as directly-employed Qantas cabin crew, under the Albanese government’s Same Job, Same Pay …

Cathay Pacific brings refitted 777s to Sydney route

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March 18, 2025
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The retrofitted planes, featuring the airline’s new “Aria Suite” business class product, have been introduced on five selected flights per week to Australia as their second destination outside of Hong Kong, following their debut on Hong Kong-London in …