The World of Aviation

Qantas group discount carrier Jetstar has said it is business as usual for the airline, and that it will offer dicounted fares to stranded Qantas passengers. Jetstar said it would offer an additional Sydney to Melbourne service today (October 30) and that more opportunities for additional services are being explored.  Although “capacity remains very limited” and

Alan Joyce’s decision to shut down Qantas mainline services over the weekend could result in a win on the industrial relations front, but it seems that the damage done to the brand will see it suffer for some time. The shock decision to ground all flights from Saturday afternoon indefinitely before a formal lockout commences

Virgin Australia has announced it will offer 3000 extra seats today between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Karratha to assist passengers stranded by the Qantas grounding. The announcement is on top of the 40,000 extra seats Virgin said it would offer over the next two weeks. Virgin also said it was “in discussions with alliance partners

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s decision to ground the entire mainline fleet of 108 aircraft yesterday afternoon was a stunning display of brinkmanship, one which will likely decide his fate as CEO. The airline says it is losing an “unsustainable” $15 million a week due to ongoing and “cynical” industrial action by the ALAEA and TWU.

The Qantas mainline fleet remains grounded as a late night hearing at Fair Work Australia (FWA) aimed at breaking the deadlock with three key unions adjourned until later today. The three person FWA panel in Melbourne commenced an urgent hearing at 10.00pm AEDST on Saturday October 29 and adjourned at 1:20am after hearing from key

In an extraordinary display of brinkmanship, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has announced that all Qantas international and domestic services will cease immediately with the airline locking out all employees of the Australian Licenced Engineers Union (ALAEA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian and International Pilots Union (AIPA). Joyce says the drastic move has