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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
Chair Rod Sims said the deal would “undermine competition significantly” because it would make it too difficult for another airline to challenge on selected routes.
The union’s request came after the flag carrier revealed it received incentives from states including payroll tax relief, marketing funding and direct incentives.
The business appeared to reiterate ultra-long-haul flights between New York, London and Australia was a matter of when, not if, stating it would launch once international travel recovers.
It comes after the business in September sparked a state bidding war when it said “anything that can move” is “on the table”, including its facilities in Mascot, Collingwood and Brisbane.
The investigation will likely raise concerns around the culture at Soar Aviation, which collapsed into administration earlier this year while facing a class action by 200 students.
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