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Qantas right to sack worker who didn’t have COVID jab – while on leave
Airlines

Brisbane airport duty manager Megan Willoughby said she believed the airline’s vaccine mandate didn’t apply to those not currently working, but the Fair Work Commission ruled she was aware of the rules.

Qantas faces new competition from Virgin partner United
Airlines

The US carrier will hugely expand its Australian and New Zealand operations later this year following its codeshare agreement with Qantas rival Virgin.

ACCC clears Jetstar coordination with Asian JVs for five more years
Airlines

The authorisation – the third the ACCC has delivered, renewing previous decisions in 2013 and 2018 – allows the airlines to coordinate on matters such as flight scheduling, sales and marketing, and pricing. Jetstar Japan has also been allowed to coordinate with part owner Japan Air Lines in “certain circumstances”.

RAAF acquires portable air traffic management systems
Defence

The systems allow users to manage and safely support incoming flights when traditional infrastructure does not exist or has been damaged by disaster or warfighting.

Question mark over Virgin 737 MAXs as Boeing finds another supplier issue
Airlines

The airline’s order of 737 MAX aircraft is under a cloud, with an issue found in aft fuselage sections from troubled Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

Brisbane company finds launch partner for 3D-printed ‘spaceplane’
Space

Hypersonix has tipped launch provider Rocket Lab USA for the test flight of its mostly 3D-printed DART AE scramjet.

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