The Flying Kangaroo said in response it was “reviewing schedules and planning contingencies” to minimise disruption to passengers.
The program of works includes the upgrade or rebuild of infrastructure and facilities at the base in North Queensland.
The federal government said the extra money would be used to fund the next stage of the program, including the delivery of three aircraft that have “enhanced design and improved capabilities”.
The report, commissioned by the ACTU, stated bluntly that “the duopoly in the aviation sector in Australia is dominated by Qantas and there is price gouging by Qantas”, and called for “unnecessary restrictions on competition” in domestic and international aviation to be removed.
While the neural network remains a work in progress, Charles Sturt University researcher Dr Ivan Maksymov believes it could be put into use at the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) at Wagga Wagga.
Adam Marshall, Nationals member for Northern Tablelands, accused Rex of breaking a “public commitment” to return to Armidale next month after the airline announced that services between Sydney and the northern NSW city would not resume until at least October.