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Qantas has announced it is launching direct flights from Perth to Johannesburg and Auckland from December. 

AviationCommentsDirect flights from Perth to Johannesburg and Auckland

The Aussie airline announced on Tuesday morning the flights — launching on December 7 and 8, respectively — will operate three times a week on an A330, offering 224 economy and 27 business class seats.

Jessica Evensen

Airlines will face intense scrutiny regardless of the Federal election result.

AviationCommentsPremiumAirlines brace for passenger complaints to soar

Perth Airport is warning a ‘deluge of frivolous or vexatious complaints’ from a plan aimed at giving passengers more rights amid growing criticism about the nation’s aviation sector.

Cheyanne Enciso

Perth airport has been evacuated Picture credit: Anne Palfrey

WA NEWSCommentsChaos as two Perth Airport terminals evacuated

Crowds of people were forced to evacuate after a fire alarm was set off in the airport.

The transport union has secured a new pay deal for labour hire workers at Qantas Freight. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

work relationsPremiumQantas labour hire workers due to land major pay rise

Hundreds of Qantas labour hire workers are set to receive a big pay rise under Labor's landmark "same job, same pay" reforms after a union deal.

Fraser Barton

Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that Beijing ordered its airlines to stop taking deliveries of Boeing jets.

AviationChina Southern halts sale of Boeing on US new plane freeze

China Southern Airlines suspended the sale of 10 used Boeing Co. 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, after Beijing’s escalating trade war with the US put supply of aircraft to the mainland at risk.

Danny Lee

A Virgin Australia spokeswoman said it “sincerely apologise” to passengers who were overcharged.

AviationCommentsVirgin to refund 61,000 passengers for ticket change errors

Virgin Australia is offering refunds to more than 60,000 passengers who were overcharged for itinerary changes, dating back to April 2020.

Cheyanne Enciso

If you've flown Virgin in the past five years, you may be eligible for a refund of around $55. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumRefunds for flyers after airline's overpricing error

More than 60,000 people who booked flights in Australia in the last five years are set to be offered a partial refund after they were overcharged.

Alex Mitchell and Farid Farid

Pakistan International Airlines is in the black for the first time in more than two decades. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumAt last! After 21 years Pakistan airline posts a profit

Pakistan's national airline has recorded an operational profit for the first time in 21 years.

Asif Shahzad

Police arrested a man at Sydney Airport after an attempt to open emergency exits during a flight. (Peter Rae/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPassenger charged over alleged mid-air exit door scare

Passengers aboard an international flight bound for Sydney have endured a mid-air fright, with a man accused of repeatedly trying to open emergency exit doors.

Callum Godde

Jetstar Asia A320.

AviationCommentsLightning strike forces South West flight to divert to Perth

A Jetstar flight to Busselton has been diverted to Perth after it was struck by lightning. 

Jessica Evensen

Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson and chair John Mullen.

AviationCommentsQantas’ battered reputation long way from being fixed: Chair

Qantas chair John Mullen has conceded the airline’s reputation is a ‘long way from being fixed’ just days after it announced the departure of advertising guru Todd Sampson from the board.

Cheyanne Enciso

Virgin Australia incoming CEO Dave Emerson.

AviationCommentsVirgin primed for end of financial year sale

Private equity giant Bain Capital schmoozing big-ticket investors ahead in push to float Virgin Australia in June.

Neale Prior

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
AviationCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Fortescue offshoot in green jet fuel deal with Swiss startup

Fortescue has backed a Swiss startup hatching plans to make sustainable plane fuel from green hydrogen and methanol, adding the aviation sector to Andrew Forrest’s growing decarbonisation list.

Simone Grogan

Todd Sampson joined the Qantas board in February 2015 when then-chair Leigh Clifford declared his appointment would add to the airline’s marketing expertise.

AviationCommentsQantas long-serving director to depart airline’s board

The airline’s chair John Mullen said a ‘refreshed board and executive team” would help Qantas ‘regain its place as one of Australia’s most trusted brands’.

Cheyanne Enciso

Qantas Group chief executive Vanessa Hudson presents the airlines half year result.

AviationPremiumHow Hudson took control and got Qantas’ on course

Salvaging Qantas is just the start as CEO who practises ‘servant leadership’ rebuilds reputation & sets up growth for the embattled national carrier.

Angus Whitley & Danny Lee

ACCC commissioner Anna Brakey said the partnership would boost international capacity with little to no public impact and help to bring down airfares. 

AviationCommentsACCC clears runway for Virgin and Qatar take-off

Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have been cleared for take-off with a partnership that will double the number of weekly flights between four key national gateways and Doha in the Middle East.

Daniel Newell

More than 200,000 spectators are expected to enjoy sky-high action at the international airshow. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumAll eyes to the sky as air show readies for take-off

More than a quarter of a million aviation fans are awaiting a show of the fastest, loudest and most expensive aircraft, and chats with the pilots who fly them.

Marc De Paoli

Innovation and cleaner energy will revolutionise travel in the future.

BusinessCommentsPack your bags for a glorious new era of travel

How innovation and cleaner energy will revolutionise travel in the future.

Stephen Scourfield

The base pay for Qantas flight attendants hired through labour firms will rise by up to $20,000. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

RemunerationQantas flight attendants get $20,000 in labour hire pay win

More than 750 domestic flight attendants funnelled to Qantas by labour hire firms will get a hefty pay boost, in what is being hailed as a victory for ‘same job, same pay’ laws.

Staff Writers

The proposed new Qantas terminal at Perth Airport.

AviationPremiumACCC calls out Perth Airport’s bumper car park margins

The Federal competition watchdog says Perth Airport is enjoying eye-watering profits from car parks.

Neale Prior

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travelPremiumSenator’s Qantas dig in fiery grilling on cancelled flights

An Australian senator has ratcheted up the pressure on the airlines as Qantas and Virgin try to avoid paying compensation to customers for cancelled flights.

Blair Jackson

Qantas chair John Mullen speaking at the AICD conference in Sydney.

GovernanceCommentsQantas boss warns on worthy cause ‘lecturing’

New Qantas chair John Mullen has blasted corporate Australia’s support of the Voice campaign and warned against going too far in the support of ‘worthy causes’.

Neale Prior

Virgin Australia incoming CEO Dave Emerson.

AviationCommentsBain insider chosen to pilot Virgin’s next leg

Bain Capital has picked its former global aviation boss Dave Emerson to run Virgin Australia as a market float opportunity knocks.

Neale Prior

WA travellers chasing cheaper airfares and a greater choice of holiday destinations in Europe and the Middle East will be among the first in Australia to benefit from a new alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways.

AviationCommentsPremiumWA travellers among first to benefit from Qatar-Virgin deal

WA travellers chasing cheaper airfares and a greater choice of holiday destinations in Europe and the Middle East will be among the first in Australia to benefit from a new airline alliance.

Daniel Newell

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