Airport firefighters in Australia are set to take strike action on 15 April after documents revealed airports are ill-equipped to handle emergencies. The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) obtained leaked risk assessments that determined Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide airports...

Australia's aviation industry faces a skills shortage after losing so many workers to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned. It is estimated 25,000 people left the commercial aviation sector in Australia after airlines made staffing cuts, having been one of the worst hit industries throug...

50 passengers and crew were treated for injuries by emergency services at Auckland Airport at around 16:00 local time on Monday after an aircraft "dropped out of the sky", according to one passenger onboard. A Latam Airlines flight inbound for Auckland experienced "strong movement", causing peopl...

Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has announced it is launching a new international route to Darwin, offering more choice to Australia’s Northern Territory for travellers from the United Kingdom. From December 9 2024, the new service, operating Singapore-Darwin, will connect seamlessly f...

The High Court of Australia has ruled that Qantas illegally sacked 1,700 employees during the pandemic, after the airline's bid to overturn the ruling. During the coronavirus pandemic, the carrier outsourced their employees by bringing in contractors. By doing so, Australia's most senior court ru...

Sydney Airport's latest figures show that a total of 3.38 million passengers passed through in July 2023, representing an 87.8 per cent recovery compared to pre-pandemic statistics from July 2019. For the first time since Covid travel restrictions eased, the international recovery has overtaken t...

Emirates has taken yet another significant step in the resumption of its Australia capacity by increasing its service to two major cities – Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-...

Qatar Airways Group CEO, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker addressed the attendees of the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, highlighting the airline’s present and future in Africa, including topics such as commitment to network expansion, recruitment and sustainability. His Excellency t...

Australia’s national airline Qantas has today launched a new route from Bengaluru (BLR) to Sydney (SYD), providing the first direct connection between Southern India and Australia by any airline. QF68 will cut nearly three hours off the current fastest travel time between the two cities and sig...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its decision to clear Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines after conducting market consultation on the Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger with interested parties. The ACCC has expressed that while Korean Air and Asian...

Qantas and Jetstar are set for a busy weekend as school holidays conclude in Victoria and Queensland, deploying additional staff to manage airport queues and check-in with more than 350,000 travellers travelling within Australia over the next four days. This weekend also marks the start of school h...

Over the weekend Qantas announced several major fleet decisions regarding its international and domestic networks over the next ten years. 12 Airbus A350-1000s were ordered to operate non-stop flights from Australia to cities including New York and London, beginning towards the end of 2025, flyin...

Photos showing the blanket ‘forts’ set up by the Qantas flight attendants have been released, highlighting the lack of fair rest space set up by the airline for their attendants. The photo, taken on a flight from Brisbane to Los Angles and sent anonymously, depicts the privacy the crew are tryi...

American Airlines has appointed Swissport as its ground services partner in Australia. At Sydney Airport, Swissport provides ramp handling and passenger services for the airline’s Sydney–Los Angeles services, which resumed last month following a four-month pause due to Australian border restr...

With Australia's borders set to re-open to international travellers from November, Emirates is welcoming the move by enhancing its operations to the country to meet pent up demand for travel into and out of Australia. With vaccination rates in New South Wales having reached their target, and Vict...