Qantas predicts more need for engineers as new planes take off
Qantas has opened its own training academy as it plans to hire 200 engineers a year due to new aircraft needing more maintenance because they are less durable.
Aviation
Flight Centre boss slams Labor spending spree
Graham Turner says his business is suffering from excessive government spending, which is stymieing an economy still struggling to fire.
Is a booze ban the answer to unruly airline passengers?
The problem of poorly behaved airline passengers appears to be getting worse, prompting calls for greater education and restrictions on pre-flight drinks.
Aussies spending holiday money overseas, not at home
Australians’ pursuit of a value holiday in Bali, Japan and Vietnam is taking a toll on domestic tourism, new figures show.
Virgin loses appeal against ‘drunk on duty’ unfair dismissal case
Virgin Australia has lost its appeal against a flight attendant unfairly sacked for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before working and using a dating app while on fatigue leave.
Disorderly airline passengers sour New Year
A Jetstar passenger is accused of stabbing a federal police officer with a pen in the latest display of unruly behaviour on a flight.
Carry-on luggage charges the latest airline fee
Could charging for carry-on solve the problem of passengers taking too much luggage into airline cabins?
Destinations where the Aussie dollar is still worth something
Our dollar doesn’t stretch far in the US or UK at the moment but Australian travellers can still enjoy a value-for-money holiday in these countries.
Qantas flights delayed by debris threat from Musk rockets
Qantas says it has no choice but to delay its direct flights to South Africa due to the potential impact of flying debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets.
‘Bali has a better system’: airports want better spend of $1bn tax
Australia’s international arrivals experience is worse than Bali, say airports, amid calls for better use of the departure tax that slugs passengers and raises $1bn a year for the government.
LA travel plans up in air as fires burn
Horrific Los Angeles bushfires have triggered a wave of cancellations from Australian holidaymakers, in a further blow to the city.
Are Qantas Classic Rewards being made harder to find?
Qantas frequent flyers question whether the airline is withholding Classic Reward seats as none are available in business class on flights to London and Paris in 2025.
Holiday towns receive spending bonanza over Christmas
Australians have spent big over the most recent holiday period with NAB reporting a 700 per cent uplift in spending in one South Australian town.
Why airfares will stay higher for longer
Two major developments are ruling out any chance of airfares coming down in 2025 and beyond.
Virgin CEO lands $16.9m beach house
Jayne Hrdlicka has beaten fierce competition for a multi-storey beach house in one of Noosa Heads’ most prized streets.
Investigators tackle fatal sea plane crash
Investigators are picking over the wreck of the sea plane that crashed during takeoff at WA’s Rottnest Island on Tuesday, killing three people.
ASIC details depths of Rex’s alleged deception
Rex’s board knew ticket sales were ‘bewilderingly bad’ and losses were mounting but failed to let investors know for months, the corporate regulator has alleged.
The Jetsons are coming – in an air taxi!
“You will see highways in the sky,” says Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein says. “There will be hundreds, maybe thousands of these aircraft flying over cities.”
Qantas’s canny move into cruising
Qantas has found a way to make money out of the booming cruise industry as frequent flyers splash out on ocean voyages.
Reason behind Etihad plane’s rejected takeoff revealed
Air safety investigators have announced why an Etihad flight was brought to a screeching halt on a Melbourne Airport runway.
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