A group of 24 Qantas Group employees filed legal action against Qantas in the Federal Court on Friday, and applied for an urgent interim injunction to prevent Qantas from enforcing the policy until the case has been heard.
Qantas has announced it will cut its planned domestic flight capacity by another 10 per cent through to the end of March, due to Western Australia’s delayed border reopening.
Watch to see archival footage of the historic Vickers Vimy, which carried the first all-Australian air crew from England to Australia, as part of the 1919 Air Race.
Australians could soon be unable to travel to European countries for non-essential purposes, while the US has warned its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Australia.
As of 1am on Sunday, 23 January, travellers into the country will only need to provide a negative rapid antigen test prior to arrival, and positive COVID cases will be free to travel from seven days after their first positive result.
Alliance Airlines has commenced tiller inspections across its Fokker F100 fleet, after a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found a damaged tiller to be the cause of a taxiing runway excursion.