Although he may have committed to doing something about a second airport for Sydney re-elected, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese continues to stifle both airport capacity and economic stimulus, recently removing three vital early-morning slots from Qantas. The slots, which had been granted for flights arriving between 0500 and 0600, were pivotal to Qantas’s renewed push

The insight into reported apparent safety deficiencies within Airservices by ABC News represents a worthy raising of potential issues with Australia’s air navigation services provider. But it also warrants at a closer look at balance that needs to be applied in such matters. Headlining the exposé, it should first be noted that the “internal report”

The Flight Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA) has achieved agreements with Qantas on longhaul flight attendant conditions for the next three and a half years. Flight attendants, who will vote on the agreement during March, will retain their current entitlements and receive a three per cent annual increase totalling 12 per cent over the life

As an off-line carrier Finnair intrinsically has less exposure than competing on-line airlines operating to Australia. However, a renewed sales push by the airline in this market together with a new business class offering make Finnair’s Helsinki hub an option seriously worth considering. Finnair’s regional sales manager Geoff Stone told Australian Aviation: “One of the