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Robyn Ironside is The Australian’s aviation writer, and has twice been recognised by the Australasian Aviation Press Club (in 2020 and 2023) as the best aviation journalist. She has been with The Australian since 2018, and covered aviation for News Corp since 2014 after previously reporting on Queensland state politics and crime with The Courier-Mail.

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Into the unknown

With its relaunch of mystery flights more than 20 years after the concept was put to bed, Qantas has produced a winner.

Robyn Ironside

Nation

Health staff reject ‘experimental’ jabs

Frontline healthcare workers are resisting pressure to have the COVID-19 vaccine, due to its ‘experimental’ nature.

Robyn Ironside and Nicholas Jensen

Aviation

Qantas pilots preparing for the second Project Sunrise test flight from London to Sydney on November 14. Picture: Supplied

Qantas shot down over pilot sacking

A pilot who accused Qantas of age discrimination has won a temporary injunction preventing his termination.

Robyn Ironside

Aviation

Qantas Domestic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andrew David speaks to the media ahead of Qantas flight QF739 at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Qantas have trialed the world's first zero waste to landfill flight from Sydney to Adelaide in which all inflight products will be reused, recycled or disposed of via compost. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

You know English? airline boss asked

A Qantas executive has spent a tortuous two-days on the witness stand at a court hearing into the outsourcing of 2000 workers.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 4, 2021: Virgin Australia aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Sydney Domestic Airport, Sydney. Virgin Australia says the end of JobKeeper in March could signal a mass shedding of workers if no further support is provided to the struggling aviation industry which has been out of action for almost one year. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Virgin eyes return to 80% of pre-Covid capacity

A year after its collapse, Virgin Australia is well down the path of rebuilding as a mid-market airline.

Robyn Ironside

Aviation

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 19: Passengers from Australia are greeted by friends and relatives at Auckland Airport on April 19, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trans-Tasman travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia begins on Monday, with people able to travel between the two countries without needing to quarantine. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Bubble not burst by Kiwi positive

The trans-Tasman bubble has survived its first test with borders remaining open after a positive COVID case at Auckland Airport.

Robyn Ironside and Adeshola Ore

Aviation

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 19: Loved ones are greeted off the second quarantine free trans-Tasman flight, a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Auckland on April 19, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trans-Tasman on April 19, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. The trans-Tasman travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia begins on Monday, with people able to travel between the two countries without needing to quarantine. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Pleas for more travel bubbles

The much anticipated trans-Tasman bubble has jetted off to a smooth start, prompting calls for more quarantine-free travel corridors to be established.

Robyn Ironside

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 19, 2021: Flight attendants departing for Wellington on Air New Zealand flight NZ246 pose for a photograph at Sydney International Airport, Sydney. Travellers between Australia and New Zealand are now allowed to enter each country without mandatory hotel quarantine as the Trans-Tasman bubble opens up. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Flights across the ditch full to the brim

Planes take off at near capacity on day one of the trans-Tasman bubble, marking Aussies’ first chance for quarantine-free overseas travel in 400 days.

Robyn Ironside

Get packingTravel

Hands up for the upcoming winter season at Thredbo.

5 awesome trips you need to take in 2021

The world may no longer be our oyster in the COVID pandemic but there’s no question our vast backyard is now very much open for business.

Robyn Ironside

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A Qantas passenger jet airplane comes into land at Cairns Airport over sunny skies and palm trees. Domestic tourism will be strong in Far North Queensland over the Easter school holidays, with advance hotel bookings already high. Picture: Brendan Radke

Border closures a risk to recovery: Qantas

Qantas celebrates rebound in domestic services, but CEO fears Australia may be left behind if international borders stay shut too long.

Robyn Ironside

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