Jake Nelson

The Turkish flag carrier will initially operate four weekly 329-seat A350-900 flights from Sydney to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur starting on 5 December, with non-stop services to begin in 2026. The route will make Sydney into Australia’s biggest port for Turkish Airlines.

As reported in The Australian Financial Review, an American leasing and maintenance firm, Jet Midwest, has claimed the airline stripped the four planes at Kingman Airport for parts – including engines and propellers – and scrapped the airframes despite not having paid for them in full.

Hayley Vale, PHIA’s current head of airport and a finalist in the Australian Aviation Awards 2024 Female Aviation Leader of the Year – Small Business category, will take over from outgoing CEO Dave Batic on 1 January 2025.

Joyce, who stepped down as Qantas CEO two months into the 2023-24 financial year, received just $1 million less than current CEO Vanessa Hudson, Qantas revealed in its annual report. Total executive pay fell to $20.7 million in FY24, down from $35.4 million last year.

The works, which form part of the airport’s $5 billion transformation program, will see the most significant changes to the terminal in its 29 years of operation.

The four-month Airport Assist pilot program will see several hubs open across the airport to help disabled passengers navigate areas such as car parks, check-in, baggage halls, and pick-up and drop-off zones. It comes after the Aviation White Paper last month flagged a focus on disability access.