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Virgin Australia’s first Embraer E190-E2 aircraft has arrived in Perth. Pictured are Virgin’s Nick Rohrlach and Embraer’s Martyn Holmes (middle) with Virgin Australia staff.

AviationCommentsPremiumVirgin Australia’s new WA FIFO fleet takes flight

Virgin Australia says the airline is investing in the growth of WA’s economy with its new domestic aircraft set to serve the lucrative fly-in-fly-out market and regional travellers.

Cheyanne Enciso

Passengers could get refunds, compensation on delayed or cancelled flights under a new aviation consumer protection scheme.

AviationPremiumAirlines put on notice with compo plan

Aussies who experience flight delays and cancellations could be entitled to compensation under a proposed consumer protection scheme.

Jessica Wang

Ex Qantas head Alan Joyce has received $3.8 million in shares, in his last payout from the airline. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationJoyce scores final multimillion-dollar Qantas payout

The long-term bonus for former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has vested, granting him a final multimillion-dollar payout following his troubled tenure.

Derek Rose

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has been punished for a major cyber attack on the airline’s customers earlier this year while her predecessor Alan Joyce has taken home his final multi million-dollar bonus.

AviationCommentsAlan Joyce gets final bonus while Qantas bosses face cuts

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has been punished for a major cyber attack on the airline’s customers earlier this year while her predecessor Alan Joyce has taken home his final multi million-dollar bonus.

Sean Smith and Cheyanne Enciso

The flights will operate with Qantas’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

AviationCommentsPremiumFantastico! Qantas extends non-stop Perth to Rome flights

Qantas is giving travellers more ways to reach the Eternal City by expanding its non-stop Perth to Rome service, adding more than 40 flights from next year.

Cheyanne Enciso

Qantas Group will add to its string of hefty penalties after its budget carrier Jetstar misled NZ passengers.

AviationCommentsJetstar ‘deserving’ of NZ’s biggest consumer protection fine

Embattled Qantas Group will add to its string of big penalties after budget carrier Jetstar was fined for misleading New Zealand passengers about their rights following flight cancellations or delays.

Cheyanne Enciso

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson.

AviationCommentsQantas delivers jumbo profit but job not done, says Hudson

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says overhauling the image-battered airline still has a long way to go after delivering its second-biggest profit on record, boosted by strong business travel demand.

Cheyanne Enciso

Global rules prohibit airline pilots older than 65 from flying international flights. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumAirlines group proposes raising pilot retirement to 67

A push to raise the international age limit for commercial pilots has been opposed by major pilot unions in the US.

Dan Catchpole

New aircraft will allow Qantas to launch flights to more destinations across Asia and the Pacific. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumQantas orders another 20 jets as profit takes off

Australia's biggest airline has ordered another 20 Airbus A321XLR jets after making $1.6 billion in full-year profit, up 28 per cent from a year ago.

Staff Writers

Qantas has announced a strong profit growth alongside a new offer for customers that book flights within the next week.

AviationCommentsQantas posts eye-watering $2.4b profit

Qantas has announced a huge profit growth alongside a new offer for customers that book flights within the next week.

Kimberley Braddish

The Air Canada flight attendants' strike is affecting about 130,000 travellers a day. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumAir Canada to resume service as attendants end strike

Air Canada's flight attendants have reached an agreement with the carrier, ending a strike that upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Rob Gillies

Qantas has faced a number of issues in recent years, with a $90 million fine the latest setback. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumEmbattled airline Qantas adds another woe to its list

A $90 million fine for illegally sacking more than 1800 employees is just the latest incident in a turbulent period for Qantas.

Alex Mitchell

Qantas could face reputational damage after being fined $90 million for illegally sacking workers. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumRecord fine leaves Qantas with unwanted brand baggage

Qantas is facing questions over its values and whether the airline can recover from reputational damage after it copped a record fine for illegal sackings.

Alex Mitchell and Adelaide Lang

The judgement on Monday concludes a saga that began in 2020, when Qantas outsourced baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff, axing more than 1800 staff, as COVID-19 took a toll on aviation. 

AviationCommentsQantas hit with biggest-ever fine for ‘wrong kind of sorry’

Qantas has been hit with a landmark $90 million fine for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground workers, after a Federal Court judge expressed the airline had shown the ‘wrong kind of sorry’.

Cheyanne Enciso

Qantas has been fined $90 million for illegally outsourcing workers.

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Qantas fined $90m for unlawful sacking of 1800 ground staff

Qantas has responded after being fined $90 million for illegally outsourcing workers, as the airline’s apology is criticised.

Kimberley Braddish

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NEWSPremiumQantas braced for mammoth penalty over COVID sackings

Qantas is bracing for a landmark penalty after courts found it illegally outsourced 1820 jobs to prevent industrial action during the pandemic.

 Rhiannon Lewin

Travellers in Toronto have been left confused about whether Air Canada flights will resume. (AP PHOTO)

AviationAir Canada delays restart plan, strike to continue

A union says a labour board's order for Air Canada flight attendants to return to work is unconstitutional.

Staff Writers

The State Department has moved to stop visitor visas for people from Gaza. (EPA PHOTO)

AviationPremiumUS stops visitor visas for people from Gaza

The US has halted visitor visas for people from Gaza coming to the US for medical treatment, following an online backlash.

Jasper Ward

Ex-Qantas chief Alan Joyce has talked up his ability to keep the airline flying during COVID. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumEx-Qantas boss returns to defends his troubled legacy

Controversial former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has used a rare public appearance to ask industry figures to consider their "social licence" in future plans.

Alex Mitchell

Amelia Johnson made a mid-career switch to become an aviator and now mentors young female pilots. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

AviationPremiumFemale pilots won't let gendered headwinds divert them

A woman who made a mid-life career switch to become a pilot now mentors young people hoping to break into the male-dominated aviation sector.

Maeve Bannister

The smelting of iron ore at the onesteel steelworks in Whyalla South Australia.

EconomicsCommentsDoing the time warp as bailout bids wind back the clock

Anthony Albanese has been warned bailouts and public ownership of failing companies will derail his Government’s productivity agenda and wind the economic clock back decades. 

Matt Mckenzie

National Air Traffic Services raced to get its system back to normal after a major disruption. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumUK air traffic control failure blamed on radar problem

Authorities have ruled out hostile activity for an air traffic control failure that grounded flights across the UK, as airports work to clear the backlog.

Muvija M

Heathrow Airport says all departures were temporarily paused because of a technical issue. (AP PHOTO)

AviationUK airports disrupted by air traffic control issue

A technical issue briefly caused flight delays in the United Kingdom before engineers were able to restore the system, the air traffic control operator says.

Staff Writers

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NewsPremium‘Trusted name’: Defunct airline’s return

More than 20 years after closing its doors, an iconic Australian airline is making a comeback – but not in the way many people would think.

Alexandra Feiam