The news comes after the airline’s administrator earlier last week admitted to the federal court it was “not in a position” to prevent its leased aircraft from leaving Australia.
This is the first time group boarding has been used by an Australian domestic carrier, and follows a “series of successful trials” in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, which Qantas says demonstrated a positive effect on on-time performance.
The NZ Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ruled against the New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) and two pilot members who brought a case against the airline to argue that “restrictions and complications” placed on pilots on standby …