An ATSB investigation has revealed how a flap and landing gear retraction incident was caused by Jetstar crew inadvertently miscalculating take-off speeds on an A320 flight from Sydney to Melbourne.

Jetstar workers will lose nearly $200,000 in lifetime pay because of an 18-month wage freeze instigated in 2014, an investigation commissioned by the Transport Workers Union claims.

Jetstar has cancelled a quarter of its domestic flights departing on Wednesday ahead of a planned walkout of 250 Transport Workers Union members. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred news source.

Avalon Airport in Victoria has reduced parking fees by 25% for the next two months, in a move that the airport says is, “off the back of the recent news of Tullamarine Airport increasing its parking prices.”