https://australianaviation.com.au Australia's Leading News Source in Aviation Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:11:01 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-AAV0003_AustraliaAviation_Logo_Reversed-1-1.jpg https://australianaviation.com.au 32 32 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/turkish-airlines-begins-landmark-istanbul-melbourne-service/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/turkish-airlines-begins-landmark-istanbul-melbourne-service/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:11:01 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380357 The three-times-weekly service will initially operate via Singapore, but the carrier plans to turn the route direct when it takes delivery of longer-range aircraft.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/turkish-airlines-begins-landmark-istanbul-melbourne-service/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/video-podcast-project-sunrise-delayed-as-airbus-issues-bite-qantas/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/video-podcast-project-sunrise-delayed-as-airbus-issues-bite-qantas/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:30:31 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1379860 Jake and Adam discuss what it means for the Flying Kangaroo and whether this is just the start of more delays to badly needed new aircraft.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/video-podcast-project-sunrise-delayed-as-airbus-issues-bite-qantas/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/virgin-ceo-in-tears-after-being-dumped-alleges-report/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/virgin-ceo-in-tears-after-being-dumped-alleges-report/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:28:35 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1378536 The Australian cites a “high-level source” that states Jayne Hrdlicka “did not see it coming” despite the executive herself publicly suggesting the decision to leave was hers. ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/virgin-ceo-in-tears-after-being-dumped-alleges-report/feed/ 2 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/independent-probe-launched-into-fatal-taipan-crash/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/independent-probe-launched-into-fatal-taipan-crash/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:17:31 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377989 Last year’s Taipan crash was one of a string of accidents involving the aircraft type, which was separately grounded in 2019, 2021, and earlier in 2023.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/independent-probe-launched-into-fatal-taipan-crash/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-project-sunrise-delayed-until-2026/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-project-sunrise-delayed-until-2026/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:41:03 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377574 The airline blamed “manufacturing delays” at Airbus, which means the first of its specially adapted A350-1000s will not arrive by its original delivery date of the end of next year.  ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-project-sunrise-delayed-until-2026/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-profit-kick-in-the-guts-to-outsourced-staff-says-twu/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-profit-kick-in-the-guts-to-outsourced-staff-says-twu/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:06:33 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377486 The union’s strong words come after the Flying Kangaroo lost a series of court cases that ruled the airline was wrong to remove more than 1,700 ground workers back in 2021.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-profit-kick-in-the-guts-to-outsourced-staff-says-twu/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-to-finally-deliver-international-wi-fi-this-year/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-to-finally-deliver-international-wi-fi-this-year/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:21:26 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377477 The Flying Kangaroo promised the technology would be fast enough to stream movies, TV shows and live sports to users’ devices.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-to-finally-deliver-international-wi-fi-this-year/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/leidos-launch-rmit-aviation-scholarship/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/leidos-launch-rmit-aviation-scholarship/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:00:12 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377948 The funding includes support for recipients to complete additional training that focuses on the type of specialist pilot skills the aviation and tech company requires from new recruits.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/leidos-launch-rmit-aviation-scholarship/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-posts-huge-1-25bn-half-year-profit/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-posts-huge-1-25bn-half-year-profit/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:16:17 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377475 The Flying Kangaroo also confirmed it would use its strong position to purchase an additional eight A321XLRs to take its future fleet of the next generation aircraft to 28.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/qantas-posts-huge-1-25bn-half-year-profit/feed/ 2 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/twu-offers-olive-branch-to-qantas-with-praise-for-new-chairman/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/twu-offers-olive-branch-to-qantas-with-praise-for-new-chairman/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:39:55 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377104 The union, which has had a volatile relationship with the national carrier for more than a decade, said replacing Richard Goyder with John Mullen offered workers a “glimmer of hope”.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/twu-offers-olive-branch-to-qantas-with-praise-for-new-chairman/feed/ 0