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Two work stoppages are planned for 16 October – one for 6am–10am, and one for 5pm–9pm – with workers demanding “more full-time jobs, fairer rostering, and no cuts to part-time hours”. It follows strikes from Certis security screening staff and work safety officers in Sydney last month.
VH-VEF had landed at Melbourne from Orange on 1 April when a post-flight inspection indicated a deflated main landing gear tyre and a missing section of the inner wheel rim, though no other damage or abnormalities were reported.
On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, in the wake of the flydubai attack, Jake, David and Hannah examine the dangers that can arise when the pilots – the people we entrust with our lives in the air – are also the people posing the biggest risk to passenger safety.
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September saw 87.3 per cent of Air New Zealand flights arrive within 15 minutes of schedule, well above the global average of 77.7 per cent, placing it behind Hainan Airlines and Trinity Airways (formerly T’way). The carrier operated a total of 13,072 flights during the month.
Flight JQ908 from Brisbane, operated by VH-VGQ (similar aircraft pictured), was reportedly around 15 metres from hitting a van as it landed in Townsville at 2:20pm on 7 October. Australian Aviation understands the van had entered the restricted area near the runway.
The current Qantas-Air New Zealand partnership will end next April, removing access to Air New Zealand frequent flyer redemptions and lounge access for Qantas passengers. Air New Zealand currently accounts for around 0.09 per cent of Qantas Frequent Flyer reward seat bookings.
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