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A total of 67 people were killed when an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 passenger jet and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on 29 January this year.
In a statement of claim filed with the Federal Court in October, former Webjet company secretary and general counsel Meaghan Simpson alleged she was unfairly fired in June for raising concerns about the chief executive and managing director, Katrina Barry.
The US$8.3 billion deal, announced last year, brings Spirit back under Boeing’s control, and includes manufacturing of 737 fuselages; major structures for the 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner programs; and commercially-procured P-8 and KC-46 fuselages.
Speaking to ABC Radio in Sydney, the minister said that while a scheme similar to EU 261 – which forces airlines to compensate passengers for delays and cancellations within their control – works in a populous region like Europe, the Australian market is too small to sustain one.
According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, Australia will see 12.2 million scheduled seats in December 2025, with 45 per cent of this coming from international capacity.
Regional Cities NSW (RCNSW) members spoke with ministers in the Minns Government, including Transport Minister John Graham, seeking – among other measures – a cap on regional airfares similar to schemes in states such as Western Australia.
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