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Qantas to stand down 2,500 employees
/ | 6 Comments on Qantas to stand down 2,500 employeesThe business said the “temporary measure” was due to a drop in flying that saw its capacity reduce from almost 100 per cent in May to just 40 per cent in July.
Read moreRAAF announces sister squadron arrangement with PNG
/ | 2 Comments on RAAF announces sister squadron arrangement with PNGThe Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron has begun a sister squadron arrangement with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s Air Training Wing.
Read moreRex says lawyers will ‘pursue legal remedies’ against Qantas
/ | 5 Comments on Rex says lawyers will ‘pursue legal remedies’ against QantasThe airline said the team will be led by Clayton Utz’s Fred Prickett, who has previously represented gambling business Tatts in its “nine figure dispute” with the State of Victoria.
Read moreQantas Frequent Flyer trades 1.2 million points for 787 lesson
/ | 1 Comment on Qantas Frequent Flyer trades 1.2 million points for 787 lessonThe mystery passenger’s bid in the innovative auction was the equivalent of the points earned from 1,500 Sydney to Melbourne one-way economy flights.
Read moreConfusion as ground handlers miss out on JobKeeper replacement
/Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said the money was “targeted” to ensure financial prudence and argued the government “cannot keep on borrowing money forever”.
Read moreJoint US-Australia exercise Talisman Sabre concludes
The three-week program, held across Queensland, the NT and Evans Head in NSW, involved RAAF Classic and Super Hornets, F-35s, Globemasters and P-8A Poseidons.
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