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After Regional Express chose to publicly spruik its plan to compete with major carriers on capital city routes, the company could face millions in fines. On 12 May, Rex deputy chairman John Sharp announced to The Australian Financial Review that the company was seeking $200 million to fund the move, without giving prior notice to

Linus Bauer, managing consultant at Bauer Aviation Advisory, said that the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak will prove a boon for Qantas’ “ultra-long haul” (ULH) direct flights between Perth and London, and suggested that the West Australian capital could emerge as a key intercontinental hub over the next two-three years. In a report published by

Speaking to the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday, he also stated that Australia will not open its borders to international travellers “anytime soon.”

Air New Zealand has yet to tap into its $900m (NZD) of government loans, documents submitted to the country’s stock exchange reveal. 

The union met with former Macquarie boss Nicholas Moore on Tuesday and told him a lack of reassurance means serious bidders are “trying to crunch numbers in the dark

Indigo Partners’ Bill Franke has suggested that a shift towards a low-cost model could allow Virgin Australia to bounce back from administration. Franke co-founded Indigo, which recently emerged as one of four suitors short-listed for the Virgin Australia sale. The company specialises in investment in low-cost carriers (LCCs), maintaining stakes in both Frontier Airlines and