Wagners weigh into green jet fuel industry
The Queensland family best known for building an airport in under two years has turned its attention to sustainable aviation fuel.
The Queensland family best known for building an airport in under two years has turned its attention to sustainable aviation fuel.
A ninth Chinese airline is about to start flying to Australia, filling the void left by Qantas’s withdrawal from mainland China and begging the question — is China the new Japan for Aussies?
Rex chairman John Sharp has been revealed as the one who called in federal police to investigate an ousted rival recording the final board meeting of the troubled airline.
Weeks after calls to scrap ‘embarrassing’ passenger cards for overseas arrivals, the Australian Border Force has announced it will test ‘digital travel declarations’.
The government has come to the aid of Rex’s administrators facing a collapse in flight bookings due to concerns about the airline’s future.
An elderly Australian man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was injured after falling down ‘steep’ airstairs while disembarking a Qatar Airways flight.
New details have emerged about the man killed in a bizarre helicopter crash in Cairns, suggesting the incident was likely a tragic case of misadventure.
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A ground crew employee of Nautilus Aviation who had recently been promoted has been confirmed as the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Cairns hotel.
Virgin Australia will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ on new Embraer 190-E2s and add 150 more jobs, including pilots and cabin crew, on its Western Australian fly in, fly out routes.
The Albanese government is leaving all options on the table to rescue Rex – including a stake in the airline and bailout – but wants a say in its future.
Could Rex’s failure provide Qatar Airways another chance to expand in Australia? Buying a stake in Virgin would free up the airline to take over the regional carrier and protect jobs.
Rex administrators are preparing for a quick sale of the airline with Asian investor PAG considered the frontrunner.
Relief over the continuation of Rex’s regional services may be short-lived, as the aircraft used for those flights near their use-by date.
There was a simple reason why the regional airline stumbled. And without a capital city challenger, we are all going to suffer.
Regional towns fear they will lose services, tourists and workers if Rex Airlines is grounded, as the nation’s third biggest airline went into voluntary administration on Tuesday night.
The country’s biggest industry super funds are betting on Australia’s canola crop to make enough aviation fuel to power a quarter of a million flights from Sydney to Melbourne each year.
Rex has been placed into administration but regional services will continue to operate for now.
The Rex crisis is deepening, with flight bookings on 737 services suspended and employees refused access to a hotel due to unpaid bills.
Losses mount for Rex amid speculation the airline could collapse or be forced to axe its struggling 737 operations.
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