Australia to scrap hated airport act
People coming into Australia will soon be spared the tedious chore of filling in a card, with a trial of a digital arrivals card about to start.
People coming into Australia will soon be spared the tedious chore of filling in a card, with a trial of a digital arrivals card about to start.
An elderly Australian man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was injured after falling down ‘steep’ airstairs while disembarking a Qatar Airways flight.
A $21.6bn new public transport line has been granted the final tick of approval and will open to passengers from Monday after a series of delays.
The government has come to the aid of Rex’s administrators facing a collapse in flight bookings due to concerns about the airline’s future.
New details have emerged about the man killed in a bizarre helicopter crash in Cairns, suggesting the incident was likely a tragic case of misadventure.
A British family had big dreams when they packed up and headed for Australia, but an incident en-route left them with a “shadow” in their new life.
A ground crew employee of Nautilus Aviation who had recently been promoted has been confirmed as the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Cairns hotel.
Indonesian authorities are getting tough on foreign workers, as new route to Bali is launched in Australia.
Virgin Australia will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ on new Embraer 190-E2s and add 150 more jobs, including pilots and cabin crew, on its Western Australian fly in, fly out routes.
A man who stole a helicopter from Cairns Airport in the early hours of Monday morning and flew it into a waterfront hotel full of people, ending his own life, was believed to be an employee of Nautilus Aviation.
Alan Joyce’s management style has cost him about $9m in bonuses following a corporate governance review by Qantas but is that fair or unfair?
Rex owed $500m to 4800 creditors at the time of its collapse and its administrators say they are investigating the possibility the airline was trading while insolvent.
The Rex co-founder has revealed he and some airline veterans including Paul Scurrah hatched a plan to buy the airline for $160m but were sent packing by its largest shareholder Lim Kim Hai.
The Qantas board will have to sign off on any public support of social issues in the future, after a review found such posturing ‘negatively impacted’ the airline.
The Qantas board has delivered a stinging rebuke to former chief executive Alan Joyce in the form of a $9.3m cut to the bonuses he had qualified for.
After backlash, former Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s bonuses will be cut by more than $9m, with the airline admitting it made “mistakes”.
Air New Zealand has become the first major airline to scrap its ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets, noting there are only so many levers it can pull.
The Federal Court has heard Rex owes money to 4450 creditors and that figure does not include the 185,000 customers whose flights have been cancelled.
The tourism boom enjoyed by regional Australia during the pandemic when there was nowhere else to travel is still going strong, and delivering valuable jobs.
Navigating US airports is about to get easier after Australia was added to the global entry program, sparing visitors from long immigration queues.
In an exclusive interview, the Australian, Airport Co-ordination Australia chief executive has hit back at claims about the carrier’s failure.
The management of how airlines access Australia’s biggest airport will be changed following Rex Airlines’ collapse.
Canberra Airport visionary Terry Snow has died aged 80, leaving a legacy of ‘kindness, philanthropy and business acumen’.
Aussies working from home are taking advantage of a midweek perk and aren’t telling their boss what they’re doing.
An aviation expert has revealed why it’s so hard for a third airline carrier to survive in Australia following Rex’s fall into voluntary administration.
Australians feeling the pinch have been thrown a travel lifeline as Virgin launches a major sale offering cut-price fares.
After having its bid for more flights blocked, a major international airline is in talks for a stake in Virgin Australia, in a move that could lower ticket prices.
Julian Assange has left US soil, now a free man and destined for Australia after pleading guilty to a charge relating to the leak of classified documents.
Qantas is investing in ‘newish’ Q400s on regional routes while it explores electric and battery powered aircraft for the flights.
Qatar Airways, the airline denied more flights into Australia, has been named the world’s best at the Skytrax awards, as Qantas tumbled out of the top 20.
Corporate travellers put such high value on flexibility that they’re paying up to five times more for a flex fare than a ticket that doesn’t allow flight changes.
Difficulties at Rex Airlines have not gone unnoticed. So will its latest bold fare price move be enough to allow it to finally turn a profit and avoid a fate similar to Bonza?
A major travel insurer has revealed where Australians are most likely to run into strife in the European summer but it’s unlikely to stop us visiting.
The use of AI in the airline industry is more than customer chatbots and flight status updates, with Qantas among the early adopters of bespoke tech that has saved it nearly $100m.
Queenstown Airport says bird remains were found on the runway shortly after a Virgin Australia flight took off.
A simple phenomenon is believed to be behind the terrifying flames which shot out of the engine of a Virgin flight to Melbourne. Watch video.
China’s inclusion of Australia on its visa waiver program has been hailed by airport and tourism leaders as an important development.
Corporate travel bookings have revealed the city where workers are most likely to tack on extra time to a domestic business trip.
Qantas unveils its first premium cabin sale since the pandemic with return business fares from $1199 on most international routes including to London.
After two months of spotty pay and sudden lay-offs, a new air carrier is offering to provide jobs to terminated Bonza staff.
After the divisive disaster of Qantas’s ‘yes’ logo during the voice campaign last year, the airline is confident a new patriotic slogan plastered on planes will garner support from travellers.
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A new player is entering the pay-per-use airport lounge space in Australia, at a time when other operators are struggling to make the concept work.
Qantas has paid a princely sum to take full control of Byron Bay-based online travel packages group TripADeal and appointed a new chief executive.
The TWU says it’s worried that Virgin Australia would consider an architect of the unlawful Qantas outsourcing as its next chief executive.
Bali’s leaders are taking a no-nonsense approach to visitor shenanigans following a spate of bad behaviour as tourist high season kicks off.
Singapore Airlines is offering more than $15,000 to passengers injured during deadly turbulence but lawyers say they could be entitled to much more.
Bonza’s administrators have sacked employees and cancelled future flights despite ongoing talks with ‘interested parties’.
Administrators tasked with finding a buyer for embattled airline Bonza say they had “no choice’ but to terminate more than 300 staff.
Administrators tasked with finding a buyer for embattled airline Bonza say they had “no choice’ but to terminate more than 300 staff.
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