According to a report in The Australian, Virgin cabin crew are calling in sick at higher rates and increasingly opting not to put their hand up for additional shifts on their off-days, citing being “exhausted and fed up”.
According to Maroomba Airlines director Mike Evans, the new partnership will fuel the airline’s capacity for growth, through access to a consistent pipeline of “experienced, highly trained, professional pilots”.
The Flying Kangaroo and a Sydney hotel warn customers not to share payment details following suspicious messages targeting Qantas Hotels customers.
Workers at Qantas Ground Services (QGS) and Australian Air Express (AAE) will walk off the job in Victoria on Wednesday and the rest of the country on Thursday, with the Transport Workers’ Union decrying what it labels as “corporate greed on steroids”.
The route, set to resume next month, will operate three times per week for most of the season, with a fourth flight to be added over the peak between 27 February and 20 March. This will increase available seats by 28 per cent over the previous year.
The FIFO and charter operator has finished both the institutional and retail components of the equity raising after it recorded a $38.2 million underlying pre-tax profit, but a $90 million statutory loss, for the 2025–26 financial year.