Qantas denies discrimination
Qantas has denied accusations made by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) that it discriminated against 14 casual female employees at Sydney Airport by not offering them permanent positions. The ACTU alleges that Qantas discriminated against the staff, who were employed to clean and restock aircraft after fights, by denying them the opportunity to
Pac Blue gets Fiji rights
The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved an application by Virgin Blue which would allow it to transfer 360 seats of capacity from V Australia to Pacific Blue on the Fiji route. The approval clears the way for Pacific Blue to operate one weekly 737 service on the Sydney-Nadi route in place of a
Pac Blue to fly Brisbane-Queenstown
Pacific Blue has announced that it will commence twice weekly services between Brisbane and Queenstown from June 25 to September 12. “We know that many Queensland skiers currently fly via Christchurch to get to Queenstown so we’re sure they’ll be delighted to be able to get across the ditch in a single hop,” said Virgin
Perth based business jet operator Revesco Aviation has become the first operator in Australia to achieve International Standard – Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) accreditation. The IS-BAO program is an ICAO recognised international code of practice which was developed in 2002 aimed at setting global standards for business aviation. Similar to the IOSA accreditation program for
Boeing to close Bankstown facility in 2012
Boeing has announced that it will consolidate its Australian manufacturing operations at Fisherman’s Bend in Victoria, leading to the closing of its Bankstown operations in 2012, resulting in some redundancies. The company says that the decision to close the Bankstown site was driven by the exit from loss-making third-party work and under-utilisation of both the
Boeing delivers first 777Fs to Southern Air
US based cargo operator Southern Air has taken delivery of its first two Boeing 777 Freighters, with the aircraft to be operated on behalf of Thai Airways. The 777Fs will be based in Bangkok to operate dedicated freighter services throughout Southeast Asia , making them the first 777 Freighters in the region. The delivery is
