Hannah Dowling

A malfunction in the main landing gear of a Jetstar Airbus A320 that was unable to fully retract was caused to a fatigue failure and a manufacturing flaw of one of the landing gear’s apex pins, the ATSB has said.

Virgin Australia has pulled out of its Sydney-Coffs Harbour route just four months after restarting the service, Australian Aviation can reveal.

Griffith University is the latest body to join the ranks of Greenbird, an industry collaboration platform focused on supporting the establishment of advanced air mobility (AAM) – or air taxis – in Australia, as a founding ecosystem partner.

According to the Dubai-based carrier, it will increase its number of weekly flights from three to four as of 1 April, and increase again to daily flights from 1 May, to keep up with steadily increasing demand.

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report, released on Tuesday, Virgin claimed 34 per cent of the passenger market in January, up from 33 per cent in October 2021.

A number of former Virgin Australia staff who lost their jobs after refusing to comply with the airline’s vaccination mandate will bring the case before the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne this week.