Year: 2023

In his first comments on his future, Joyce also said he intends to “take six months off, decompress” and “not make any decisions”.

The airline dispensed with two of its fleet of 12 Super Jumbos during the pandemic, with the other 10 stored in a Californian desert boneyard before being returned to service.

It comes after the ACCC on Monday argued larger airlines “can exploit” the rules to stifle competition from smaller carriers, while Sydney Airport itself agreed the system doesn’t work.

The aeromedical charity will receive $586.1 million over the next decade, including $18.3 million for a newly-built for-purpose hangar at Sunshine Coast Airport’s new Aerospace Precinct, which LifeFlight says is the most significant regional infrastructure project in its 44-year history and capable of housing two AW139 rescue helicopters and one Challenger 604 Air Ambulance jet.

Personnel and aircraft are scheduled to be deployed to RAAF Base Townsville for Exercise High Sierra 23-1 from 12 June to 6 July. Pilots and crew will need to successfully operate away from a main operating base, plan and execute a large force employment scenario, and deliver explosive ordnance into the weapons range. Successful fast jet pilots will graduate to the 81 Wing.

In a scathing assessment of the domestic industry, the competition watchdog said in general the current duopoly of Virgin and Qantas has resulted in higher airfares and poorer service.