Jake Nelson

The report, commissioned by the ACTU, stated bluntly that “the duopoly in the aviation sector in Australia is dominated by Qantas and there is price gouging by Qantas”, and called for “unnecessary restrictions on competition” in domestic and international aviation to be removed.

Adam Marshall, Nationals member for Northern Tablelands, accused Rex of breaking a “public commitment” to return to Armidale next month after the airline announced that services between Sydney and the northern NSW city would not resume until at least October.

12 per cent of ground delays and 1 per cent of arrival cancellations in January were attributable to Airservices, down from 16 per cent and 6 per cent in December respectively. The air traffic control body had attributed its December performance to “staff availability challenges”, mainly in Brisbane.

Australian Aviation takes a tour of the facility that manages half of Australia’s airspace.

Two of the incidents, as reported by the Herald Sun, took place in October, and one in January. In at least two cases, oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling at around 11,000 feet as the fixed-wing planes were ascending, due to improper setting of compression instruments before take-off.

The non-stop services, commencing 28 October, will use Emirates’ fleet of Boeing 777-200LR aircraft equipped with business and economy-class cabins. The route will be the first direct connection between Adelaide and Dubai since Emirates halted flights in March 2020 due to the pandemic.