Hannah Dowling

A Citibank investment advisor has downgraded its assessment of Qantas stocks from ‘neutral’ to ‘sell’, as the airline continues to battle scrutiny over poor customer service, increasing flight disruptions, and staff shortages.

A helicopter that crashed with two people onboard in Kosciuszko National Park in April descended quickly while navigating terrain amid poor weather conditions, the ATSB has found.

Emirates announced on Friday that its three lounges in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth have now officially reopened for premium passengers.

Virgin Australia, Qantas and Air New Zealand have been named among the global airlines with the current highest cancellation rates, while Singapore Airlines was noted as the carrier with the lowest cancellation figure.

Virgin Australia has reportedly secured a new chief of corporate affairs, over nine months after the previous leader, Moksha Watts, resigned amid an internal review into her workplace behaviour.

Cathay Pacific’s cargo unit has announced the return of its regular Boeing 747 freighter service to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport after an eight-month hiatus.