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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos DECEMBER, 31, 2020: A grounded Jetstar plane and empty chairs are seen at the Jetstar terminal at Sydney Domestic Airport. Victoria has announced a hard border closure with NSW from 11:59pm on January 1, whilst SA will reimpose itÃs hard border closure with NSW from midnight January 1, following 10 new COVID-19 cases in NSW today. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Airlines, tourism back BCA reopening strategy

Friday’s national cabinet has been urged to consider a three-step COVID exit strategy to reopen Australia to the world.

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1/3/21: Amanda Vince, Catharine Dunn, Jimmy Wu, Terri O'Toole, Denise Agasi and Paul Milinov . About 300 Qantas cabin crew representing thousands of years of experience, are saying their final farewells this afternoon after taking redundancies at the Harbour View Hotel at The Rocks. John Feder/The Australian.

Thousands of years’ experience flies off

More than 1100 Qantas cabin crew have farewelled the airline in emotional scenes around the country.

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Owen Ruschen and Ian Dewick camping next to their plane and flew in from Wagga Wagga. Action around Birdsville before the races.

Flyers in a flap over Birdsville nap ban

The decades-long tradition of pilots camping under their wing at the Birdsville Races has been banned by the local council.

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28/02/2021: Virgin customer service agent Michaela Curtis helps passengers as they disembark their flight from Sydney, at The Sunshine Coast Airport, Marcoola, Sunshine Coast. The airport is one of several around the country riding a wave of COVID success, with passenger traffic already back to pre-COVID levels thanks to a string of new routes to the tourist hotspot. . Lyndon Mechielsen/ The Australian

Regional aviation boom takes flight

It’s taken a pandemic for airlines to see regional Australia in a new light, adding dozens of new routes to tap booming demand.

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Rex has unveiled its new livery on a Boeing 737 ahead of the launch of Sydney-Melbourne flights in March, 2021.

Canberra cash helps Rex profit take off

Rex has managed to increase its half year profit to $9.9m with the assistance of almost $60m in help from the federal government.

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HIGH-RESOLUTIONM. 100 of the world's aircraft fleet sit in storage in Alice Springs, Australia. PIC: Ted Zheng

Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly

Australia’s aviation safety regulator has given the all clear for the Boeing 737 Max to operate here again, almost two years after the aircraft was first grounded.

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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce at the companies HQ in Botany, today. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Aviation stimulus support tops $1bn

Australia’s aviation industry will have received more than $1bn in coronavirus subsidies by the end of the JobKeeper scheme next month.

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Qantas pins international return on vaccine hopes

Qantas boss Alan Joyce has pinned his hopes for recovery on the COVID vaccine’s ability to “change everything”.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 01, 2020: People seen at the Domestic Terminal in Sydney Airport collecting baggage after the borders reopen for travel in Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Call for Covid jabs to deliver border freedom

Sydney Airport’s boss has called for border restrictions to be eased in line with the rollout of the Covid vaccine.

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New Zealanders on Air New Zealand flight NZ103 return to Sydney Airport from Auckland. Kiwis who have not been in a designated Covid-19 hotspot in the past 14 days will be able to travel to Australia without needing to go into quarantine. Picture: Brett Costello

Airlines test health passes for travellers

A digital travel pass developed by airlines is being billed as the ‘global solution’ needed to reopen international borders.

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