Around 60 per cent of pilots voted for the new agreement, which will increase pay by 9 per cent over the next three years and include measures on reserve pay, higher minimum guaranteed hour payment, and a minimum duty period credit of 60 per cent for any duty worked.
The Skippers Aviation aircraft, VH-WAJ, was operating a charter flight from Forrestania on 12 August 2024 with two flight crew and four passengers on board when it sustained a complete loss of hydraulic system pressure on its descent into Perth, the ATSB said in its final report.
The weekly A320-200 flights, which commenced on Friday, depart Auckland in the morning and return in the evening, with onward same-day connections on Solomon Airlines to Honiara and Munda. The route will add around 14,000 seats per year between Auckland and Brisbane.
In a statement to the ASX, EY said it has brought in Houlihan Lokey to manage the sale, and “anticipates a competitive process” from interested parties.
BITRE data from January saw 77.7 per cent of Virgin network flights take off on time and 76.9 per cent arrive on time compared to 75.6 per cent on both measures for the Qantas network, while Virgin’s network cancelled 0.9 per cent of flights, compared to the Qantas network’s 2.4 per cent.
The Flying Kangaroo says the two organisations will work together to improve the accessibility of air travel and promote awareness and understanding of assistance animals, as well as providing freight and logistical support for ADA to transport puppies in training.