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Starting 29 March, the daily EK430/31 service will be operated by the four-class 777-300ERs, complementing the A380 service introduced last year. All five Emirates destinations in Australia – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide – have premium economy service.
Captain Brandon Fisher is seeking US$10 million ($14.9 million) in damages from Boeing for personal injury, defamation, emotional distress, and other complaints over “reprehensible and inaccurate” statements the company made following the incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.
The Gulf carrier will host information sessions in Sydney on 21 and 22 January for positions in Dubai as it seeks to bring on 17,300 new staff members across 350 roles this year. It comes as the local industry continues to struggle with a small talent pool of LAMEs.
Speaking to The Australian for its 2026 CEO Survey, Vanessa Hudson said the Flying Kangaroo has been “laying the foundations” for increased use of AI, and that Australia needs to move quickly on the “unprecedented” opportunities it represents.
The Kiwi carrier saw 79.29 per cent of its flights arrive on time last year, data from analyst Cirium has revealed, placing it behind only Philippine Airlines at 83.12 per cent. Virgin and Qantas placed eighth and ninth in the Asia-Pacific region, respectively.
Buyer Scare T has scooped up JingleJet’s gift-delivery operations – including its sole reindeer-powered sleigh aircraft – for an undisclosed sum that is thought to have involved several buckets of candy, with insiders telling Australian Aviation that full-sized Mars bars were included.
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