Update 18.1.21: Virgin eyes 'former glory after major c-suite appointments Challenging times for Virgin Australia and its new owners, Bain Capital, which paid $3.5 billion for the broke and battling airline several months ago, but has given the carrier no voice or profile during Australia's peak summer holiday season.  All More ...

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce says more than 200,000 airfares were sold on Jetstar and Qantas flights to Queensland in the first three days after the border openings with Sydney and Victoria were announced last week. "We're also seeing people booking several months in advance, which reflects more confidence than More ...

It's great to hear the Queensland Government will be reopening its border to people from Sydney and Victoria starting December 1. The decision will not only reunite families but also provide much needed income for the state's tourism businesses, ravaged by the strict border bans. Qantas and Jetstar have already More ...

Qantas, Australia's national carrier and the oldest continuously operating airline in the world,  today celebrates 100 years of operation at a time described by CEO Alan Joyce as the most challenging in its history due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel. Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) was More ...

Borders open, flights start, tourism gets going again. Simple. Qantas and Jetstar today announced they'll operate more than 250 flights (48,000 seats) across five routes between NSW  and Victoria from November 23, the date the border between the states reopens after months of closure due to Victoria's Coronvirus crisis.   More ...

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce expects the airline group to cut $15 billion from its operating costs over the next three years, mostly through reduced flying with just $1 billion coming from cost cutting. So far Qantas has made at least 8500 staff redundant with the majority of remaining employees stood More ...

Jayne Hrdlicka will become CEO of the Virgin Australia Group after the incumbent Paul Scurrah confirmed he would be leaving the business when new owner Bain Capital takes control in early November. Today's Australian Stock Exchange announcement followed intense speculation yesterday that Bain Capital wanted Scurrah out as it repositions More ...

Booking lead times contracting, domestic travel up, more one-way flights being booked as people return home for extended periods or want to escape a bad situation.  These are  the three major aviation trends revealed in a new report - A New World of Travel - released by Skyscanner this week. More ...

Virgin Australia (VAH) has finally killed off its low-cost carrier Tigerair Australia, according to multiple media reports. The carrier, which has been grounded since late April, was originally going to be mothballed by VAH and resurrected when travel recovered post-COVID . But in a customer email obtained by Yahoo Finance, More ...

Qantas Group today reported a statutory loss of $2.7 billion for the year to June 30 - the "most challenging period" in the airline's 100 year history. The massive loss is entirely due to the impact of COVID-19. Until the virus hit, Qantas was doing well, posting a $771 million More ...

Emirates Australia has cut 40% of its local workforce - making up to 50 staff redundant at the end of July, Travel Trends can exclusively reveal. The redundancies - part of a global cull by the carrier - have impacted employees in support, finance, human resources, airports and commercial. The More ...

Sydney Airport is raising $2 billion to pay down debt and increase liquidity during the toughest period in its history. The company revealed that passenger numbers during the second quarter were down 96.6% over the previous corresponding period, contributing to a $53.5 million loss for the half year to June More ...

Virgin Australia will, under the pending ownership of Bain Capital, cut its workforce from 9000 to 6000, eliminate low cost carrier Tigerair Australia, move to an all-Boeing 737 mainline fleet and shift to a new technology platform, CEO Paul Scurrah announced today. Scurrah said the failed airline, currently in administration, More ...