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Head of Australia’s competition watchdog calls for new mandate to police airline industry

Exclusive: Gina Cass-Gottlieb says ACCC needs greater powers to help new entrants compete with Qantas and Virgin

The Guardian - AU

Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, wreaking havoc on flight delays as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company that vanished overnight

The mysterious UK firm AOG Technics is accused of falsifying paperwork for plane parts that ended up being sold to United, Southwest, Virgin, and American Airlines, at least.

Fortune

Qatar Airways, Qantas and Catherine King’s decision: everything the government has said on the saga

As questions about the transport minister’s decision to reject extra Qatar Airways flights into Australia continues, here’s what happened and when

The Guardian - AU

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The Qantas saga shows Labor is crunched in a time shift – and there’s no more skating by on the vibe

Voters have been more aspirational during Albanese government’s first term, but economic conditions mean they’ve switched their focus to the here-and-now

The Guardian - AU

What will putting the interests of Qantas ahead of Qatar Airways cost? $1 billion per year and a new wave of protectionism of legacy carriers

The government’s decision to deny Qatar Airways the right to fly an extra 21 flights per week into Australia’s three biggest cities might just be returning Australia to the old days where we protected Australia’s national carrier at the expense of Australians.

The Conversation

Qantas flight credits: Albanese says customers should get another flight or their money back

PM weighs in on expiring credits but government defends blocking Qatar airways from increasing its flights to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton accused of ‘undermining’ faith in electoral system; human bone found at Mossman Gorge; and a once ‘extinct’ bird returns to NZ wild

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An Aussie Airline Has Finally Launched A Way To Properly Track Luggage So Thank The Sky Gods

Virgin Australia looks primed and ready to unleash their new bag-tracking app into the world as soon as August 28.

Pedestrian.tv

One in 10 flights between Sydney and Melbourne are cancelled. Is slot hoarding to blame?

Critics say legislation that governs Sydney airport provides bizarre incentives for airlines to schedule then cancel certain services

The Guardian - AU

Flight forced to divert after three men caught vaping and drinking their own alcohol

Police say they have ‘zero tolerance’ of abusive passenger behaviour on flights

The Independent UK

Qantas and Virgin duopoly dwarfs the Australian banking and supermarket industries, airport peak body says

Australian Airports Association tells parliamentary inquiry market dominance has allowed the two airlines to jack up profit margins

The Guardian - AU

HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised

Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected by data leaked in cyberattack

The Guardian - AU

An Australian airline cancelled our flight and we want a refund. Is there anything we can do?

Airline policies often allow for more than consumers know about, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But getting your entitlements could be hard work

The Guardian - AU

Qantas and Virgin given little incentive to cheapen air fares, watchdog warns

ACCC warns airline industry is at ‘critical juncture’ with a developing duopoly stunting competition

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Australian airlines push back on calls to compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

Exclusive: Companies say a compensation scheme like the EU’s would drive up air fares in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberal turmoil in Victoria and Tasmania; Jarryd Hayne sentenced; and Australia’s first GM fruit

Controversial MP Moira Deeming expelled from Victorian Liberal party room

The Guardian - AU

Lost luggage: Virgin Australia allows passengers to track their bags with new app

Tech development comes after mishandled baggage rates soared last year as airlines returned to pre-Covid levels of operation

Daily Mirror

Flight attendant explains why she always books seats on fifth row in economy

Rosie Awad, a five year flight attendant veteran with Virgin Australia, is always keen to avoid any seat that is close to the lavatory when she is flying as a passenger

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The New Daily

Qantas, Virgin are United in competition after US airlines’ expansion

United Airlines will expand its presence in Australia this year following a codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia.

Tribune News Service

Airlines turn market darlings as COVID-19 forces financial clean up

Unloved during the pandemic as their businesses were incapacitated almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.

ABC News

Virgin Australia owes Karratha ratepayers more than half a million dollars, and is unlikely to pay it back in full

The local council expects to get about 10 per cent of what it is owed from accrued airport fees, but the vast majority of the debt is likely to be written off.

ABC News

Virgin mulls ASX return after Ukraine and rates weigh on share market floats in 2022

Airline Virgin Australia is one high-profile name that could kick-start the Australian share market in 2023, after last year proved to be dismal for public listings.

Daily Mirror

Flight attendant warns against having specific drink before you board a plane

Sarah Goodwin, a flight attendant and TikToker who works for Virgin Australia, has said one particularly drink can cause bad effects on an airplane, including headaches and insomnia

Reuters

Australian budget airline Bonza cleared to begin flights

Australian low-cost startup airline Bonza said the country's civil aviation regulator granted permission for it to operate scheduled passenger flights, marking the entry of a new player into a duopoly market.

ABC News

Virgin flight bound for Bali forced to return to Darwin midway through flight due to 'engineering issue'

A Virgin flight returns to Darwin unexpectedly, the second Australian plane to turn back from Bali this week.

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