The eight students studying to pursue a career as structural aircraft maintenance engineers and working as apprentices at BAE Systems are on their way to completing a Certificate IV Aeroskills (Structures).
In a joint statement, Transport Minister Catherine King and Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the watchdog will release quarterly reports on airlines’ costs, prices and profits, complementing its role in relation to “certain airports” and helping to inform the upcoming Aviation White Paper.
In a joint statement, the two airlines acknowledged there was “no reasonable path forward” for the deal after it was opposed by the ACCC, though Qantas will still own a 20 per cent stake in Alliance. The agreement that sees Alliance fly up to 30 E190s for Qantas will also continue.
The plane, slated to arrive in November and be ready for service in the end-of-year peak, follows the deliveries of Rex’s eighth and ninth 737s in July and September.
Qatar Airways flight QR7424, on board the Boeing 777-300ER A7-BAL, touched down at around 6pm on Tuesday night having departed Dubai World Central Airport at 9:32pm local time. Of the 222 people on board the flight, 164 were Australian citizens.
The low-cost carrier says it is offering a bespoke booking service to groups of 10 passengers or more, providing quotes including 23kg checked baggage, 8kg hand luggage and ‘pick seats’.