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Sunshine Coast Airport installs new accessible navigation tech
Airports

BindiMaps, which uses Bluetooth beacons and smartphone sensors to offer map-based, audio, or text directions in real-time, is part of Sunshine Coast’s push for accessibility. The airport is the first in Australia to install BindiMaps, which is being used in shopping centres and other public buildings.

Qantas boosts female C-suite with new QantasLink boss
Airlines

Rachel Yangoyan, who has been with the national carrier since 2003, recently led the “entry into service” program for Qantas’ fleet renewal, including the Airbus A220 fleet that will replace QantasLink’s ageing Boeing 717 aircraft. The first A220 is due to arrive by the end of this year.

Sydney domestic recovery lags international for third month
Airports

The international terminal saw 1.27 million passengers last month, a 93.1 per cent recovery on September 2019, while the domestic terminals saw 2.10 million passengers, a 91.7 per cent recovery. Total numbers recovered 92.3 per cent, the airport’s strongest post-COVID-19 month yet.

Strike action on the table for Virgin ground workers
Airlines

TWU workers have applied to the Fair Work Commission for a Protected Action Ballot (PAB), accusing Virgin and its regional arm Virgin Australia Regional Airways (VARA) of refusing to correct what it describes as “poverty pay, insecure work, and safety issues”.

Rex ups FIFO flights after Qantas–Alliance deal ends
Airlines

Subsidiary National Jet Express (NJE) said the new services in Queensland were a result of it winning “several new contracts” and would launch by the end of next month.

Bamboo set for Australian exit, say reports
Airlines

The carrier posted a statement on its website hinting it was set to cut the frequency of some under-perming routes, while its local sales manager claimed on LinkedIn that all ANZ staff had been made redundant.

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