A Sydney court has fined Qantas for breaching workplace laws by bullying an engineer into withdrawing a claim for entitlements. In its ruling, the Federal Magistrates Court said Qantas and Qantas manager Peter Cawthorne had unlawfully pressured engineer Luke Murray into dropping a claim for entitlements following a 2010 posting in Japan. Mr Murray claimed
A US Air Force experimental hypersonic missile has failed in its latest attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound. The X-51A Waverider — designed to reach a speed of Mach 6, or roughly 5,800km/h — crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after a control fin failed prior to engine ignition, the
Struggling Hong Kong Airlines is reigning in its ambitions in a move that could see both Airbus and Boeing take a hit. The airline’s president, Yang Jianhong, said yesterday that it would replace orders for five Boeing 787-8s and sell two Boeing 737-300 freighters in favour of Airbus A330 and A320 aircraft. Mr Yang said
China Southern Airlines will launch service to Cairns and increase flights to Brisbane as it continues a dramatic expansion of services to Australia. The carrier – China’s largest international airline – will make Cairns its fifth Australian port with three weekly flights from its Guangzhou hub commencing in December, when it will also increase Brisbane
Continuing to press its assault on Qantas, Virgin Australia will move the majority of its trans-continental flights to internationally-configured A330 widebodies while offering passengers free meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment. The changes, due to take effect on September 26, will bring Virgin services in line with Qantas on the fast-growing Perth routes. Virgin, which had
Airservices Australia has begun construction of an en route radar in the Pilbara region of WA. The radar, at Paraburdoo, comes in response to a significant increase in air traffic due to the mining sector, Airservices said. The radar will allow air traffic controllers to track aircraft down to the ground at Paraburdoo and will
