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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 SEPTEMBER, 24, 2020: Passengers check in to board flight QF735 at the Qantas Domestic terminal in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

Qantas moves to airport self-serve

Sales and service desks are set to go from airports as Qantas moves towards more ‘contactless’ travel.

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Qantas ramps up new routes

The COVID crisis has seen Qantas add nine new routes in the last two months, with three of those being unveiled on Friday.

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Rex picks up bargain lease on Virgin 737s

Virgin Australia’s pain has proven to be Rex’s gain with the smaller carrier nabbing a bargain on used 737s.

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People cheer as Florida is called for US President Donald Trump at a watch party for Republicans on election day, November 3, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sergio Flores / AFP)

Bookies’ rollercoaster odds as Biden pulls ahead

Odds for US presidential election have flipped again as Joe Biden pulls ahead of Donald Trump.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: A Qantas flight takes off at Tullamarine Airport on July 07, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The NSW-Victoria border will close at 11:59pm on Tuesday evening due to a large spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria. It is the first time in 100 years the border between the two states has been closed, and comes after Victoria recorded its highest-ever daily increase in cases, 127, since the start of the pandemic on Monday, along with the deaths of two Victorian men. From 12:01 Wednesday 8 July, NSW residents returning from Victoria will need to self isolate for 14 days. Special provisions will be in place for border communities such as Albury-Wodonga as well as freight operations and other critical services. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Flight numbers take off as border reopens

The reopening of the NSW-Victoria border will see the return of hundreds of flights to domestic airline schedules.

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Empty Melbourne Airport Tullamarine because of coven. Picture: Jason Edwards

Lift-off for Sydney-Melbourne route revival

Reopening of NSW-Victoria border hailed as ‘massive boost’ to aviation and travel, amid calls for other states to follow suit.

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3/11/20: Legendary Qantas pilot Richard de Crespigny has become one of the airline's many COVID casualties. As the A380 captain who famously steered the superjumbo out of strife when an engine exploded in 2010, he is now faced with the reality of reaching retirement age before the aircraft are returned to service. John Feder/The Australian.

Qantas hero pilot runs out of time

The mothballing of Qantas A380s has cut short the career of one of the airline’s heroes, Captain Richard de Crespigny.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos August, 20, 2020Photo of Quantas CEO Alan Joyce at the Qantas press conference at 10 Bourke Road Mascot.Picture: NCA NewsWire/Flavio Brancaleone

Red tape, green future on Joyce’s agenda

Qantas boss Alan Joyce has used a key business address to call for action on climate change, industrial relations and red tape.

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Queensland baffles Qantas’ Joyce

Alan Joyce has upped calls for Queensland to reopen to Sydneysiders, saying ‘the popular decision isn’t always the right one’.

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29/10/2020 : The first Alliance Aviation Embraer 190, lands at Brisbane airport, before taxiing away for a deep clean. A new addition to their fleet, an Embraer 190 comes at a time when most airlines are sending their aircraft to plane graveyards and storage sites, . It's the first of 14 100-seat jets to join the Brisbane-based operation which previously, and proudly operated an

Alliance defies downbeat trend

At a time when most airlines are sending their aircraft to boneyards or storage site, Alliance has welcomed the first of 14 Embraer jets to its fleet.

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