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Vietjet expands Australian footprint with Hanoi–Sydney services
/Launching on 8 June, the new twice-weekly service will be Vietjet’s seventh route connecting Australia to Vietnam, and comes after the announcement of Melbourne–Hanoi earlier this month, the first Vietjet service connecting Australia to the Vietnamese capital.
Read moreAuckland Airport hails North American passenger boom
/New Zealand’s largest airport saw more than 500,000 passengers to and from the US and Canada over the summer, with 58 per cent more available seats on North American routes compared to the summer of 2022–23. The airport says the North American market is now bigger than 2019.
Read moreWestern Sydney Airport will use locally built check-in systems
/The systems from global technology firm Amadeus are being constructed at Micron Manufacturing, which is based at Glendenning near Blacktown in western Sydney. Once the consoles and kiosks are complete, they will be fitted with Amadeus hardware and linked to the airport’s IT system.
Read moreVideo Podcast: RAAF rolls out pulse-pounding new recruitment ad
/Adam and Jake discuss whether the new “Up There” ad campaign could help turn around the RAAF’s ongoing talent shortage.
Read moreQantas believed outsourcing was a ‘low’ legal risk, court told
/Qantas executives, including then-executive manager of Qantas airports, Colin Hughes, met with lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills and an industrial relations expert in early June 2020 to discuss the decision to terminate the ground handling staff.
Read moreBonza’s Gold Coast–Darwin route off the ground after 2 delays
/Flight AB1647 from the Gold Coast touched down shortly before midnight on Tuesday night aboard VH-UKH ‘Malc’. The launch of Bonza’s Gold Coast–Darwin services, which were initially due to begin late last year, was delayed twice due to issues with CASA certification and capacity constraints.
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