Year: 2023

The consumer watchdog alleges that the Flying Kangaroo engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by selling tickets on its website to more than 8,000 flights departing between May and July 2022 for up to 47 days after those flights had been cancelled.

The news was quietly included in its investor briefing on Wednesday, with the airline planning a formal launch by the end of September.

Adam, Chris and Jake discuss a final flourish from the Flying Kangaroo’s maestro, Alan Joyce.

The $31.7 million loss is still a dramatic improvement from Rex’s $109 million loss in the 2022 financial year, and it has reported a statutory profit of $14.4 million thanks to a “positive fair value contribution” of $44.5 million from its September acquisition of FIFO operator National Jet Express (NJE).

In a doorstop interview, the Prime Minister implied he would not be reviewing the decision not to expand Qatar’s air rights, and echoed comments made by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce at a Senate committee hearing that Qatar did not require more frequency to increase capacity.

V-BAT, made by US-based company Shield AI, is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS that its manufacturer says can meet “a broad array of civil and defence mission requirements” through its capacity for multi-mission payload sets.