Hannah Dowling

According to unions, around 75 per cent of Virgin Australia pilots voted in favour of the new enterprise agreement, which will now be sent to the Fair Work Commission for final approval.

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, International Law lecturers Liz Hicks, Jane McAdam and Regina Jefferies discuss the Federal Government’s move to make it more difficult for Aussie expats to visit home and then return to their country of residence.

The Block 2020’s serial bidder Danny Wallis spent more than six million Qantas frequent flyer points on two money-can’t-buy experiences during the airline’s special auctions last week, Australian Aviation can reveal. 

The news will add over 4,000 seats per month between Adelaide and Launceston, with three return services per week, as well as 6,000 seats per month between the South Australia capital and Darwin, with four return services per week.

Rumours have continued to swirl that Virgin Australia will follow rival Qantas’ lead and stand down over 1000 employees as a result of ongoing lockdowns and border closures across the country.

One of the Australian Olympic athletes involved in last week’s drunken and “rowdy” Japan Airlines flight home from the Tokyo Olympics has denied any wrongdoing on behalf of the team, according to reports.