Australian Aviation

Constantine Frantzeskos, who describes himself as a “marketing and digital strategist to the world’s boldest organisations”, has partnered with travel startup Travlr to launch his new “Ansett Travel” platform, which he says will use AI to offer personalised recommendations and itineraries.

It comes after the Commonwealth government last year authorised increasing passenger capacity for Hong Kong to 84 flights per week, up from 70, and with no limits on cargo services.

However, it conversely recorded its best-ever performance for international passengers during the same period, with numbers up more than 8.3 per cent on the previous year.

In a new statement, Defence said 120 of the “world’s most capable threat detectors and drone-defeating technologies” would be “rapidly introduced into service”.

The five Australian women were left traumatised after strip-searches and physically invasive examinations were performed on them following the discovery of a baby abandoned in an airport bin, with their lawyers having argued earlier this year that they were “shut out” of the case.

According to sources cited by The Australian Financial Review, the former Virgin Australia boss, who will begin her new role as CEO of Endeavour on 1 January, is set to work two days a week at the company as her start date nears, and made a presentation to managers at a meeting on Wednesday.