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A Boeing disaster and Airbus triumph
Over the Christmas holidays, two major international aviation stories got Australians talking, with radically different impacts for planemakers.
Airb…
2 years, 4 months ago
Can Bonza recover from its Gold Coast headache?
It's been an unpleasant couple for weeks for Bonza, the new kid on the Australian aviation block, with mass cancellations of its new Gold Coast route…
2 years, 5 months ago
The future of aviation until 2050, with UNSW
In November, UNSW Aviation held a panel to discuss the government's aviation white paper, which will create a long-term strategy for the industry for…
2 years, 5 months ago
World's first all-sustainable-fuel flight points the way
In a spectacular proof of concept, Virgin Atlantic has flown the world's first commercial flight – from London to New York – powered entirely by sust…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Alan Joyce transformed Qantas
In the wake of Alan Joyce's exit from the Flying Kangaroo, aviation luminary Peter Harbison has released Alan Joyce and Qantas: The Trials and Transf…
2 years, 5 months ago
Virgin's union row and Chris says goodbye
First Alan Joyce, now this – Australian Aviation's Chris Fenton is leaving us.
In his (sort of) final episode, the team farewells the man who has he…
2 years, 6 months ago
Does Qantas' 'ghost flights' defence pass the sniff test?
It's been another rough few weeks for Qantas, with the public unimpressed by the airline's claim that it doesn't sell tickets for specific flights bu…
2 years, 6 months ago
A just culture and aviation safety, with UNSW
Earlier this year, UNSW Aviation held a special panel at the university, examining how a just culture can be improved to facilitate advances in aviat…
2 years, 6 months ago
Hudson changes course on Alliance deal
This week, new CEO Vanessa Hudson made her first big call as she unwound Qantas' agreement to buy Alliance.
That deal, of course, was led by her pred…
2 years, 6 months ago
Goyder's turn for a long goodbye
A pair of high-profile departures at the Flying Kangaroo is seeing chairman Richard Goyder and Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth head for the exits. …
2 years, 7 months ago