The Antarctic program will require one large intercontinental passenger jet,four intercontinental turboprop aircraft and four twin-engine helicopters.
The domestic carrier has backflipped on its optimistic forecast for the year due to a slump in corporate travel,supply chain issues and a pilot shortage.
The competition regulator’s final airline monitoring report has called on the government to establish an independent dispute resolution ombudsman to resolve issues between passengers and airlines.
The competition regulator chairman Gina Cass-Gottlieb also said Australia’s merger laws needed an overhaul and were no longer fit for purpose.
Australia’s biggest carrier was subject to more complaints than any other company in the 2022 financial year,which was marred by mishandled bags,delays and cancelled flights.
Regional Express is readying to expand its domestic services after securing two more Boeing 737-800s.
For the first time since before the pandemic more than 3 million people passed through Sydney Airport in a month but CEO Geoff Culbert says more flights are needed,and fast.
How well did the airlines go with increasing their on-time performance and reducing the number of cancelled flights this year?
Just 65 per cent of Virgin’s flights arrived on time in October,according to government data,slipping behind the Qantas group’s 74 per cent and Regional Express’s 68 per cent.
All three of Australia’s airlines have made optimistic profit declarations over the past fortnight despite a bleak broader economic outlook.
Rex Airlines has got the green light to buy National Jet Express (NJE),the regional arm of Cobham Aviation,for $48 million.