Hannah Dowling

The New Zealand PM announced on Thursday that the country is preparing to re-open quarantine-free travel for vaccinated people from countries considered low risk by March 2022.

Tourism operator Sydney Seaplanes will begin offering “significant discounts” to vaccinated Australians, in an effort to drive up local immunisation rates and re-open international borders.

It’s rumoured that hundreds of staff across the airline’s network could be affected, with the employees supporting Rex’s new Boeing 737 operations expected to be hit the hardest.

Wednesday 11 August 2021 marks 100 years since the opening of Essendon Fields Airport, making it one of the oldest operating airports in the world.

The AMDA Foundation said it had to make the “difficult decision” in order to minimise risk and disruption for both industry participants and attendees.

The TWU will continue to push the court to order the reinstatement of 2000 Qantas ground workers who had their roles outsourced last year, the union’s lawyer told Australian Aviation.