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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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Jetstar has restarted it's Gold Coast to Cairns service. The service, is being supported with funding from the Queensland Government, provides a direct link between QueenslandÃs two most popular tourism destinations, Gold Coast and Cairns. The first service into the Gold Coast given a warm welcome, with a traditional water cannon salute by the airportÃs fire-fighting service. Jetstar crew. Picture: Jerad Williams

Jetstar aiming for new sale record

Jetstar offers free return trips on flights from next February to stimulate travel.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 08, 2020 - A Virgin Australia plane takes off at Sydney Airport on Thursday October 08, 2020.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Airlines ‘hoarding’ airport slots

Sydney Airport has accused Qantas and Virgin of hoarding valuable slots at the gateway to keep them out of competitors’ hands.

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13/11/2020. Captain William Byrnes has worked for Qantas for 50 of its 100-years, starting as an engineer and then becoming a pilot. At 65 he is still flying domestic routes. Photographed in the cockpit at Qantas Domestic Terminal in Sydney ahead of Qantas 100th Birthday. Britta Campion / The Australian

Head in the clouds for 50 years

Qantas’s historic centenary on Monday will have a little more significance for one pilot who’s been with the airline for half of its 100-years.

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TO RUN ON FRIDAY: Virgin Australia is relaunching with 13 year-old Glenroy schoolgirl Annie Jones as its face. The new campaign to get Aussies back in the air is called Ã You CanÃt Keep A Good Thing Down. Annie with Virgin staff L-R Chandra Page and Justine DÃorio.Picture: Jason Edwards

New campaign, fares mark Virgin return

Virgin Australia is preparing to emerge from administration with a new fresh face at its helm.

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NWNAUSNEWSTwo thirds of the guests who book into Paradise Resort at Surfers come from Sydney or Melbourne, so they're struggling with ongoing border restrictions and fear any further delay in reopening will kill Christmas.Pictured is Kevin Tart (0426 600 994) and children Ollie (10) and Finn (7) this family is originally from UK but live at Bribie Island, Qld.Photography : Russell Shakespeare

Tourism plea to let holiday heavens open

Dwindling COVID cases around the country have left tourism and business leaders scratching their heads as to why borders remain closed.

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Virgin pilots set to link with TWU

Virgin Australia pilots are poised to team up with the TWU to increase their bargaining muscle in pay talks.

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Albury airport. A passenger was arrested from this virgin flight

‘Unaware’ pilots caused near crash

A commercial flight came within 22m of a collision with a training flight because the pilots were unaware of each other’s position.

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Brisbane Qantas Domestic Business Lounge for lounge feature. Picture: Supplied

Qantas domestic lounges to reopen

After an eight-month shutdown, Qantas will reopen all but five of its domestic lounges from December.

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A general view of Virgin Australia aircraft at Sydney Domestic Airport, in Sydney, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Virgin confirmed it had gone into administration on Tuesday, threatening up to 10,000 airline jobs after a board meeting of its international shareholders voted on Monday against providing additional financial support. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Bain gets Virgin court nod

The sale of Virgin Australia to Bain Capital will be completed in a week, marking the end of the airline’s administration.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 29: Qantas and Jetstar workers against the airlinesÃ plans to axe and replace them with workers on below award wages. protest at Adelaide Airport. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Judges struggling with complex wages case

Qantas has appealed a Federal Court ruling on payment of the Jobkeeper allowance, in the hope of avoiding a huge compensation claim from workers.

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