MPs left hanging as Qantas charm offensive fails to launch

MPs left hanging as Qantas charm offensive fails to launch

Try as it might,Qantas can’t seem to avoid annoying members of federal parliament.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andKishor Napier-Raman

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Labor backflip puts Qantas,Virgin back in competition watchdog’s sights

Labor backflip puts Qantas,Virgin back in competition watchdog’s sights

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will resume monitoring service standards,cost of airfares,and consumer protection across the industry for the next three years.

  • byAmelia McGuire
The airline parts scandal sparking panic and introspection in aerospace

The airline parts scandal sparking panic and introspection in aerospace

The global aviation industry is grappling with a fake parts scandal that has left airlines and regulators scrambling to assess engines and trace equipment.

  • byHoward Mustoe
Profit back on Virgin’s radar but not all smooth sailing yet
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Profit back on Virgin’s radar but not all smooth sailing yet

Glass half empty or half full? One can slice and dice Virgin Australia’s bumper 2023 profit either way.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Virgin Australia turns a profit for the first time in 11 years

Virgin Australia turns a profit for the first time in 11 years

Virgin has reported underlying profits of $129.1 million and a 124 per cent improvement in revenue to $5 billion.

  • byJessica Yun
Aviation inquiry recommends Qantas break-up powers

Aviation inquiry recommends Qantas break-up powers

The opposition and Greens accused the government of being too close to the national carrier after Qatar Airways lost its bid to add flights to Australia.

  • byAngus Thompson
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Our love for travel burns deeply. Oil giants search for ‘green’ aviation solution

Our love for travel burns deeply. Oil giants search for ‘green’ aviation solution

The travel industry will need to come up with 300 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel – made from animal fats,oils,household waste and crops – to reach net-zero in the next 27 years.

  • byLucy Cormack
At least 130 flights cancelled,houses damaged as strong winds lash NSW
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At least 130 flights cancelled,houses damaged as strong winds lash NSW

As the NSW RFS continues to survey the damage caused by bushfires early this week,the NSW SES were inundated with calls due to damaging winds.

  • byOlivia Ireland andSarah Keoghan
Under-fire Qantas chairman digs in over future in hostile Senate hearing

Under-fire Qantas chairman digs in over future in hostile Senate hearing

Richard Goyder and new Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson faced a withering hearing into the aviation sector which featured top executives of three major airlines.

  • byAmelia McGuire andAngus Thompson
Qatar Senate inquiry LIVE updates:New Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson grilled;former ACCC boss says Alan Joyce’s pay packet ‘excessive’

Qatar Senate inquiry LIVE updates:New Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson grilled;former ACCC boss says Alan Joyce’s pay packet ‘excessive’

The Senate select committee into bilateral air rights agreements will hear from airlines including Qatar Airways and Qantas on Wednesday.

  • byAmelia McGuire andAngus Thompson
Alan Joyce to skip aviation Senate inquiry

Alan Joyce to skip aviation Senate inquiry

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce will not front the Senate select committee into the federal government’s decision to reject extra flights from Qatar Airways due to “personal commitments”.

  • byAmelia McGuire