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September

The Qantas engineers’ union says workers won’t accept real wage cuts after three years of wage freezes.

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.

  • David Marin-Guzman and Ayesha de Kretser

August

Shelley Faubel and Greg Bisinella say East Melbourne has been inundated with aircraft noise. They want a third runway decision so flight paths can be redesigned.

Why Melbourne’s third runway is now Labor’s time bomb

The airport CEO warns inaction will hurt consumers, as the political weaponisation of aircraft noise threatens to once again become an election theme.

  • Ayesha de Kretser and James Hall

January

A Virgin Australia aircraft at Brisbane Airport. Brisbane is one of the worst affected by Airservices staff shortages.

Air traffic controller shortages ‘degrading’ the network: airports

The country’s largest airports have told a federal government review that it should specifically consider whether aviation agencies are “fit-for-purpose”.

  • Kylar Loussikian

Air traffic control ‘staff breaks’ cause flight chaos, airline anger

Airspace in the busy route between Brisbane and Sydney was abruptly left without air traffic services twice on Tuesday, causing a raft of cancellations.

  • Kylar Loussikian

September 2023

Gold Coast airport accounts for nearly 75 per cent of Queensland Airport Limited’s traffic volumes.

Queensland Airports selldown swells to 74pc stake; TIF mulls clean out

The looming selldown at Queensland Airport Limited is about to morph from a cute little Cessna 172 to a Boeing 777x.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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Transport Minister Catherine King says the decision on Qatar Airways was made by her, and no one else.

Minister claims public interest immunity on Qatar documents

Transport Minister Catherine King is going on annual leave for two weeks during the school holiday period, as a Senate inquiry into her department gathers steam.

  • Ayesha de Kretser

August 2023

Qantas says it is not hoarding slots at Sydney.

Qantas says Canberra cancellations minimise network disruptions

The national carrier faced political heat for the second day in a row, this time over whether it is hoarding slots and cancelling services.

  • Ayesha de Kretser and Jenny Wiggins

July 2023

Flight Centre chief executive Graham Turner says business travel remains strong despite heavy flight cancellations.

Business travel remains strong despite cancellations: Flight Centre

Flight Centre boss Graham Turner says domestic business travel is strong despite ongoing cancellations including a weekend of chaos as school holidays began.

  • Gus McCubbing and Lois Maskiell

June 2023

Brisbane Airport passenger numbers are close to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mystery Brisbane Airport stake seller revealed as Igneo client

The up-for-grabs stake could represent as much as 12.5 percent of the ownership in Brisbane Airport.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Brisbane Airport passenger numbers are close to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brisbane Airport investor in departure lounge; MacCap snares mandate

Along with the two other major East Coast airports in Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane has seen a significant rebound in traveller numbers out of the pandemic.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

May 2023

UniSuper expects demand for European telecommunications sites that transmit voice and data signals will keep rising

UniSuper snares $1b stake in Europe’s Vantage Towers

UniSuper hopes to capitalise on soaring demand for digital data after spending $1 billion to take a 5 per cent stake in Dusseldorf-based Vantage Towers.

  • Jenny Wiggins

April 2023

Qantas domestic passengers will soon be able to board flights with heavier carry-on luggage.

Melbourne Airport tips extended wait for pre-pandemic airfares

More than 2.71 million passengers came through Tullamarine in March – around 88 per cent of its pre-pandemic levels and slightly higher than January.

  • Lucas Baird

February 2023

Qantas boss Mr Joyce – speaking as he announced a $100 million investment in the airline’s lounge network – said it had returned international capacity quicker than rivals.

Airports have best month since pandemic hit

More than 7.5 million passengers passed through Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in January despite airfares remaining higher for longer.

  • Lucas Baird

November 2022

BAC Executive General Manager Commercial, Martin Ryan

Brisbane Airport ramps up property to offset falling airline revenue

The operator of the country’s third-busiest hub plans to develop 190 hectares of space it owns over the next five years.

  • Michael Bleby

November 2021

The 2021 financial year result was better than expected, after Rex told the market lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne and subsequent snap border closures would see it fall $18 million in the red.

Rex Express restarts Sydney-Melbourne flights

Regional Express deputy chairman John Sharp says the airline is still seeing some hesitancy for travel but is committed to its new domestic flights.

  • Lucas Baird
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September 2021

The report said Australia was an example of a country with “high-polluting airports in areas with relatively few people”.

Airports emit four coal power plants’ worth of carbon

Major Australian airports coughed up enough CO2 emissions to match four coal-fired power plants in 2019, a new global analysis shows.

  • Lucas Baird

July 2021

Rex Airlines’ deputy chairman John Sharp worries Sydney Airport’s new owners will hike aeronautical charges if a $22 billion takeover bid succeeds.

Airlines fear ‘gouging’ if Sydney Airport bid succeeds

The consortium that made the $22 billion takeover proposal has pitched it as a great deal for “Sydney and the travelling public”. Airlines beg to differ.

  • Jenny Wiggins
This is another example of the increasing importance of Australian industry super funds in the infrastructure market, in Australia and internationally.

Sydney Airport raid shows the power of big super

Sydney Airport offers the prospect of steady returns for long-term investors when the borders open and the bid is another example of the increasing importance of Australian industry super funds in the infrastructure market.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Queensland had two new cases of coronavirus on Thursday.

End in sight for snap lockdowns as cases ease

Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are hoping to lift their lockdowns on Friday night.

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  • Mark Ludlow

June 2021

The whole of Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville, along with the north Queensland city’s airport and city market, have been added to the state’s growing exposure site list.

Townsville virus scare triggers Qld lockdown

Authorities scrambled to trace contacts of a COVID-19 case who was infectious in Townsville, amid fears of the first spread of the virus in regional Queensland.

  • Mark Ludlow

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