Year: 2023

AVEM Insight brings together disparate sources of information to both help predict birdstrikes and help pilots report them.

The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) has written to new CEO Vanessa Hudson to inform her of its position. This is the first time in the AIPA’s history it has called on a Qantas chair to quit, and it comes after apologies by both Goyder and Hudson in recent weeks.

The low-cost carrier has partnered with travel tech startup Awai to roll out the package deals, which can be booked through its FlyBonza app. The first phase includes flights, accommodation, and optional travel insurance, with the second phase to cover offerings such as car hire and tours.

The Regional Airfare Zone Cap (RAZC) scheme, which was budgeted for $6.2 million in its first year, cost the state government $17 million in FY23. According to industry insiders cited by the Financial Review, most of this went to Qantas, which operates around 65 per cent of regional flights in WA.

The non-stop service commenced last Friday aboard the A320neo PK-BDF, and will be operated by A320 aircraft, arriving in Perth at 12:20am every night and returning to Jakarta at 1:50am.

The investment, funded from the Flying Kangaroo’s profits, is in addition to $150 million that has already been budgeted, and comes not long after new CEO Vanessa Hudson recorded a video apology to customers for the airline’s recent missteps.