Qantas ordered to pay $170k compo with more to come
Qantas faces a hefty compensation bill for unlawfully outsourced workers but not as much as the TWU might have liked after a Federal Court ruling.
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Qantas’ huge payout to sacked workers
Qantas has been ordered to pay an eye-watering amount to compensate three of the 1700 workers who were illegally fired during the Covid pandemic.
Qantas denied say in pilots’ standby duty case
Australia’s biggest airline will be shut out of a court case examining whether pilots’ standby duty should be counted as work hours.
Destination detours as travellers seek out new sights
Choosing a holiday destination is about a lot more than budget, according to analysis of 25,000 travel bookings, with travellers turning often unheard of places into tourist hubs.
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Call that could split up Qantas and Jetstar
A Nationals senator has launched an attack on aviation giants, saying the watchdog should be able to split companies misusing their market power.
Urgent travel warning for Aussies
Escalating warfare has forced the Australian government to issue a dire warning, saying flights out of one country may soon not be an option.
After nine years what has ad man Todd Sampson done for Qantas?
As the longest-serving member of the Qantas board, Todd Sampson has been in the firing line over his contribution to the airline but is the criticism deserved?
Travellers working harder to afford overseas airfares
Airfares may have come down from the highs of recent years but new data shows travellers are having to work for longer to afford a ticket to London.
Want to slow down getting older? Go travelling
Could there be a better reason to travel? New university research has found evidence positive tourism experiences can slow the ageing process.
Understaffing blamed for air traffic controller nodding off
Multiple night shifts and inadequate management of fatigue risks also contributed to the controller falling asleep at the Brisbane operations centre, the ATSB said.
Jetstar out, Qantas in on Honolulu route as costs climb
The expense of a Hawaiian holiday is believed to be behind the switch from Jetstar to Qantas on Melbourne-Honolulu.
Sacked Virgin flight attendant gets job back for now
A Virgin Australia cabin crew member found to have been unfairly dismissed over a pre-flight prosecco drink has scored a further victory in his fight to return to work.
How Qantas is putting the squeeze on Virgin
New analysis of domestic airline routes shows how low-fares carrier Jetstar is eroding Virgin Australia’s market share and revenue.
Strong winds hit airline schedules as airports down to one runway
Cyclonic-strength winds across the southern states have reduced Australia’s two biggest airports to single runway operations.
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