As reported in The Australian, the union’s barrister, Noel Hutley SC, questioned Qantas’ move to have chief people officer Catherine Walsh front the court in Hudson’s place, given she joined Qantas in 2024 and was not involved in the illegal outsourcing of ground workers during the pandemic.
The four additional weekly services, starting in October, are a response to high demand on the route and will operate using Scoot’s 375-seat 787-9 Dreamliners, comprising 35 “ScootPlus” seats and 340 economy seats.
Now in its fourth year, the Australian Aviation Awards is an nationwide platform of recognition for leading individuals and businesses across Australian aviation.
Speaking to Australian Aviation in Auckland this week, CEO Greg Foran said he is “increasingly optimistic” that Pratt & Whitney, which makes the trouble-plagued PW1100G-JM engines on Air New Zealand’s A320/21neo aircraft, will soon work through its maintenance problems.
In its latest Domestic Airline Competition report, the competition watchdog said strong ongoing demand for flights, coupled with limited competition on domestic routes, have contributed to strong financial results for both major airline groups in the first half of 2024-25.
Now in its seventh year, the Australian Defence Industry Awards identifies the top businesses and professionals across Australia’s defence industry, with aerospace companies such as Airbus, BAE Systems, Thales and Babcock Australasia all appearing in the list of nominees.