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Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Alan Joyce has had millions in shares clawed back by Qantas, the airline he led for almost 15 years, after a turbulent nosedive into a reputational crisis.

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Cash-strapped Rex Airlines appears set to receive a government bailout, but an administrator appointed to the carrier says it could still survive without one.

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australians who regularly visit the US will soon find it easier to enter the country. The government also signed on to a US-led satellite mapping program.

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New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

Reform of slot allocations for airlines to land at Australia's busiest airport is under way after the government was accused of dithering on the changes.

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

The federal government has engaged three external consultants as it considers its options in coming to the aid of cash-strapped regional carrier Rex.

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

A competition tsar has taken issue with the prime minister's suggestion that regional airline Rex engineered its own demise by targeting capital-city routes.

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.

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Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines has gone into voluntary administration and cancelled all flights between major airports.

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Three firms have teamed up to investigate the creation of a sustainable aviation fuel industry in Brisbane as demand for renewable options booms.

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

As the world reboots and transport, governments and businesses return to normal, experts take in what might have been the world's biggest IT failure.

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

A faulty update to widely used cybersecurity software has knocked airlines, media companies, banks and telecoms offline around the world.

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

The AFL has complained to a charter company after one of its teams was left without water after take-off, leaving crews to scoop toilet waste into bins.

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

A spontaneous manoeuvre to create a "good filming opportunity" led to a mid-air collision between two former military jets, killing a pilot and cameraman.

Controversial ‘travel tax’ behind border security boost

Controversial ‘travel tax’ behind border security boost

Controversial ‘travel tax’ behind border security boost

Controversial ‘travel tax’ behind border security boost

International travellers leaving Australia are being charged more as the government seeks to defray the increasing cost of biosecurity.

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Union acted 'reasonably' in dispute with Qantas: court

A court has ruled the union representing long-haul pilots working for Qantas was not unreasonable in blocking the airline's request to pursue external hires.

Questions remain over Melbourne airport rail link

Questions remain over the cost of Melbourne's long-awaited airport rail link, with a station set to be built above ground without a definite completion date.

Airport rail link deadlock broken yet long wait remains

A proposed airport rail link will not be ready any sooner than 2033 despite the operator relenting in its push for an underground station.

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Galahs, flying foxes and magpies have topped the list of animals that have perished in aircraft strikes in Australia in the past decade.

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Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Creditors have voted to liquidate embattled airline Bonza with more than $110 million believed to be owed to creditors, workers, landlords and the tax office.

Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Attempts to have an underground train station at Melbourne Airport have taken another blow with a federal government-appointed mediator recommending against it.

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

A Virgin Australia flight bound for Melbourne was safely diverted to a New Zealand airport after an engine burst into flames, due to a bird strike.

New Caledonia to reopen airport, shorten curfew

As deadly violence in New Caledonia continues to ebb, the French Pacific territory is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport.

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Tax breaks and emission targets will be considered as part of a consultation into Australia's emerging biofuel industry that could power air and road travel.

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

More than 300 Bonza workers have been sacked after administrators failed to find a buyer to bail out the grounded airline.

Fuel fault prompts probe after cancelled flights chaos

A refuelling issue that forced airlines to cancel almost 70 flights at Perth Airport has been resolved as attention turns to clearing a backlog of planes.

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