Australian Aviation

Qantas Domestic and International CEO Andrew David has again apologised to customers for flight disruptions and said the airline will slash flight schedules in July and August to avoid similar chaos in the months ahead.

Australian competition watchdog, the ACCC, has given Rex Airlines the green light to proceed with its purchase of Cobham’s regional flying unit.

Virgin Australia’s former chief pilot has claimed CEO Jayne Hrdlicka blamed him for cost blowouts and the failure of pilot enterprise agreement negotiations in an ongoing unfair dismissal and bullying claim against the airline.

Boeing Defence Australia has announced it has signed a new component repair framework contract with RUAG Australia, aimed at enhancing Australia’s sovereign aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability.

It comes days after Qantas announced it would suspend its Melbourne-Wagga Wagga services from 1 August until at least March 2023, and axe its Melbourne-Mount Gambier service entirely from 15 August.

Sydney Airport has ranked in the top 10 worst airports in the world for both flight cancellations and flight delays, as weather and a “technical issue” saw even greater, snaking lines on Monday.