Year: 2024
First steps taken for new RFDS Launceston base
/The redevelopment, supported by the Tasmanian and Commonwealth governments and set to open in 2027, would increase capacity for both fixed and rotary aircraft and was an election promise from Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s victorious Liberal government in March this year.
Read more »Open skies on the way for Canada and Malaysia
/Canada and Malaysia will have unlimited passenger capacity to and from Australia starting in 2026, with an immediate increase to 50,000 weekly seats to Malaysia and 50 weekly flights to Canada.
Read more »How to build relationships fast
/Impressing in a job interview is often less about your technical ability and more about your ability to form a bond, writes Kirsty Ferguson.
Read more »Opposition turns up heat over Qatar refusal and Qantas upgrades
/The renewed focus on Qatar Airways comes as politicians from both parties face questions about free Qantas flight upgrades and other benefits.
Read more »Boeing aircraft production to resume after pay deal reached
/The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) told its members to “lock in these gains” after employees were offered a 38 per cent pay rise.
Read more »Rex planning to sell flight school, say reports
/The ABC cited a local real estate agent who said the main 179-room facility used by the Australian Airline Pilot Academy in Wagga Wagga, NSW, had attracted more than 40 enquiries.
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