Aviation
Flight Centre to close another 90 stores as border closures bite
Flight Centre will shut a further 90 stores across Australia as the ongoing closure of state and national borders keep holidaymakers grounded and the travel group in hibernation.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Opinion
Virgin Australia
Virgin's new owners Bain set to savage pilots' pay
Bain's move to cut pilots' pay and conditions will put pressure on Qantas's Alan Joyce who will have to compete with much higher staff costs.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Western Sydney International
Neighbours of billionaire landowners angry about 'unfair treatment'
A new intersection at the entrance to the Perich family's farm is seen as another example of government overlooking small landowners near Sydney's second airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Companies
'Massively concerned': Essendon Airport crash sparks Senate probe push
Senate transport committee chairwoman Susan McDonald is seeking a sweeping inquiry into commercial developments around Australia's airports amid ongoing safety concerns.
- by Patrick Hatch
Qantas
Government to underwrite domestic flights to end of January
Qantas, Virgin Australia and Regional Express will be able to claim back any losses they incur on domestic flights until the end of January.
- by Patrick Hatch
Opinion
Competition
'Golden triangle' dogfight: Rex creates headaches by taking on Qantas and Virgin
The introduction of Rex as a competitor to Qantas and Virgin on the 'golden triangle' routes will cause problems for the competition regulator.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Western Sydney International
Taxpayers spent $30m on land worth only $3m for Western Sydney Airport's second runway
The department bought the land 32 years before it was needed for a second runway, so they leased it back to the dairy farmer.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Federal budget
Airports reveal $3.5 billion blow in budget pitch for security support
Australian airports warn they are haemorrhaging about $320 million a month as they grapple with coronavirus border closures, travel bans and security costs.
- by David Crowe
Coronavirus pandemic
Not leaving on a jet plane: Oil rebound hinges on return of international flights
Jet fuel consumption remains the hardest hit section of the global oil market as passengers avoid air travel as a result of the pandemic and government travel restrictions.
- by John Kemp
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Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand boss says no trans-Tasman flights until March
'I never got to experience Air New Zealand in anything but a crisis,' says Foran in his first major interview with an Australian publication.
- by Patrick Hatch