Adam Thorn

The promotion of Cam Fewtrell and Dominic Hodalin from rescue crew officers (RCO) to the more senior position of air crew officers (ACO) is highly unusual, with most operators recruiting the role direct from the military.

The news, which covered tickets from both Qantas and Virgin, was contained in the ACCC’s latest report into the industry’s recovery from COVID, which said domestic air fares are likely to keep rising until October.

Air New Zealand confirmed it would follow the decision, which will come into effect from Tuesday, 13 September. Australia quietly dropped its own international mask rules last week.

The decision to upgrade its aircraft from the currently used 777-300 sooner will add an extra 160 seats to the route.

The 360-degree, 4k footage was recorded while the RAAF aircraft rehearsed for this month’s Riverfire festival.

Richard Goyder said executive pay had been “constrained” during the pandemic and argued the airline’s “underlying strength” was an “absolute credit” to Joyce and his team.