In NSW Supreme Court documents seen by the Sydney Morning Herald, the corporate and financial regulator has claimed that Rex’s then executive chairman, Lim Kim Hai, emailed fellow directors saying the airline had lost $7.2 million before tax in February 2023.
The 24-year-old, identified as Suva farmer Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, fronted Nadi Magistrates Court on Monday. Tanoa Degei is alleged to have lured the woman into his car posing as a taxi driver, and has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault.
The Flying Kangaroo saw 73.93 per cent of its flights arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time in 2024, compared to 73.4 per cent for Jetstar and 72.7 per cent for Virgin Australia, while 98.36 per cent of its flights were completed, according to data from global analyst Cirium.
New data released by airline data company OAG reveals that while the route remained the fifth busiest domestic service in the world, the numbers were also slightly down on 2023.
Qantas has finally retired its fleet of the iconic aircraft type months after the last plane was quietly brought out of a high-profile retirement.
Authorities said a “search and seizure operation” was carried out on Thursday at three separation locations to investigate charges of professional negligence resulting in death.