This Month
Qatar rebalances the scales in a long game of revenge against Qantas
A decade long drama between the Gulf carrier and the national carrier ultimately led to the blockbuster Virgin Australia deal, shaking up the aviation sector.
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- Aviation
Qatar Airways to buy 25pc of Virgin Australia, funding big expansion
The deal with Bain Capital will allow the Gulf carrier to effectively bypass government approvals for more flights, creating a formidable rival for Qantas.
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What do we know about Qatar Airways?
The acquisitive operator started only two decades ago, and now flies to more countries than almost any other. But it has had its fair share of controversies.
September
Qantas engineers strike goes national, targets peak-hour flights
Qantas engineers critical to aircraft maintenance will stop work at major airports around the country next week, threatening to disrupt peak-hour flights at the start of school holidays.
Heading to Melbourne for the footy? It might pay to book a stop-over
Brisbane fans might choose a less-than-ideal path to save a few dollars in the pilgrimage to the MCG this weekend – booking a flight via Sydney or Canberra.
Qantas pilots to vote on pay freeze offer (worth 30pc more)
Short-haul pilots are the last group of the airline’s employees to vote on enterprise agreements since the pandemic, when wages were frozen across all entities.
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- Executive shake-up
Macquarie’s Bingo secures $100m lifeline but loses CEO and CFO
The waste management group has been struggling under a heavy debt burden after being downgraded by S&P Global this year. In all, three executives will leave.
Webjet’s consumer business spirals as domestic demand softens
The newly demerged Webjet consumer-facing business was down during its trading debut as investors fret about the future of travel demand.
- Opinion
- Aviation
Labor sings vastly different tunes on supermarkets and Qantas
Aviation is much more concentrated than supermarkets, yet the government seems to accept that the airline industry should remain anticompetitive.
Qantas eyes downtown Tokyo flights as Virgin waits for new planes
Demand for travel to Japan is strong, but not from Cairns, as the red kangaroo tries to muscle in on its rival’s misfortune.
Labor pulls Airservices into line on Brisbane Airport noise
The government agency charged with designing flight paths has been told to hurry up in Brisbane, as Labor faces an airport noise backlash at the state election.
Domestic airfares jump after collapse of Rex
The demise of the regional carrier is more bad news for travellers as domestic raise fares and Qantas lifts its fees for changing bookings.
Auckland airport stokes airline stoush with monster capital raising
Qantas has labelled Auckland International Airport’s $6.6 billion investment plan “inefficient”, saying it would cripple demand.
Qantas raises the cost of changing tickets by a whopping 20pc
The airline, which last year pledged to make it easier for travellers to modify flights, says it’s the first time it’s changed this particular fee since 2017.
Air India boss waits for 470 planes to throw down gauntlet to Qantas
Air India’s CEO and Singapore Airlines veteran Campbell Wilson says the airline wants to fly twice daily from Melbourne and Sydney, as Qantas eyes Indian expansion from Perth.
Airlines and Melbourne Airport headed for runway funding feud
Vanessa Hudson says Melbourne Airport needs to wait until “the demand is there” before building a third runway and charging airlines and their passengers to pay for it.
Melbourne Airport cleared for third runway, sparking noise debates
Airport noise has become a growing concern in most major capitals, and the southern capital is tipped to be no exception.
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- Insolvency
Rex accused of stealing planes from Arizona aircraft graveyard
The lawsuit, filed by American leasing company Jet Midwest, adds a twist to the regional carrier’s tortured demise. Rex entered administration in July.
Qantas executive pay falls 40pc, Alan Joyce pockets $3m
The airline has changed the way it pays and claws back bonuses after a stinging rebuke of its remuneration report from shareholders.
Nationals airline break-up push rankles Coalition
Nationals leader David Littleproud said the push for the Treasurer to establish aviation divestiture powers had not been considered by the Coalition’s shadow cabinet.