iscoverYear: 2023
Qantas faces new competition from Virgin partner United
The US carrier will hugely expand its Australian and New Zealand operations later this year following its codeshare agreement with Qantas rival Virgin.
Read more »ACCC clears Jetstar coordination with Asian JVs for five more years
/The authorisation – the third the ACCC has delivered, renewing previous decisions in 2013 and 2018 – allows the airlines to coordinate on matters such as flight scheduling, sales and marketing, and pricing. Jetstar Japan has also been allowed to coordinate with part owner Japan Air Lines in “certain circumstances”.
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RAAF acquires portable air traffic management systems
/The systems allow users to manage and safely support incoming flights when traditional infrastructure does not exist or has been damaged by disaster or warfighting.
Read more »Question mark over Virgin 737 MAXs as Boeing finds another supplier issue
/ | 1 Comment on Question mark over Virgin 737 MAXs as Boeing finds another supplier issueThe airline’s order of 737 MAX aircraft is under a cloud, with an issue found in aft fuselage sections from troubled Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.
Read more »Brisbane company finds launch partner for 3D-printed ‘spaceplane’
Hypersonix has tipped launch provider Rocket Lab USA for the test flight of its mostly 3D-printed DART AE scramjet.
Read more »Qantas plays down disruption fears over new refuellers’ strike
/The TWU said it will engage in “crisis talks” with Rivet, which supplies fuel to Qantas as a subcontractor for ExxonMobil at Melbourne Airport.
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