Tag: aviation industry

Qantas Plans Full Throttle Expansion

Australia’s largest domestic and international airline will hire more than 30,000 frontline workers over the next 10 years, purchase state-of-the-art aircraft and establish a new academy. The hiring spree is considered Qantas’ most significant move to fill in the gaps after it slashed thousands of jobs during the pandemic. The major Australian airline on March…


Marvelous Adventure Story Recounts Forgotten 1919 Transcontinental Air Race

In 1903, America led the world in aviation. By 1919, its aviation industry was lagging behind other nations. Europe was beginning commercial airlines, but in the much larger United States, aviation seemed limited to aerial entertainment. Americans appeared to be losing interest in aviation. “The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American…


Qantas Risks Delayed Flights Around Christmas After Staff Vote Yes to Strikes

An industrial dispute between Qantas and the the airline’s 1,200 flight attendants may cause delays around Christmas after 99 percent of the airline’s attendants voted in favour of a 24-hour strike if the carrier does not agree with a better deal. The union has said it would try to limit the impact on Australian travellers by taking…


Aviation Associations Highlight Concerns of COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries Among Pilots and Cabin Crew

An international coalition of aviation and medical professionals from countries like the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland have published a statement raising serious concerns about the compromise in aviation safety due to COVID-19 vaccine injuries among the flight crew. Advocacy groups, scientists, and doctors are receiving reports of COVID-19 vaccine-injured airline pilots on…


Putin Signs Law to Seize Foreign Aircraft Amid Crippling Sanctions

As sanctions cripple Russia’s aviation industry, President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday allowing foreign-owned aircraft to be re-registered as Russian for domestic use, according to state-run news agency TASS. Russian airlines would have the ability to seize and operate aircraft leased by companies that are no longer operating in the country over sanctions…


Tourism Industry Hopes Easing Border Restrictions on NSW Ends ‘Border Merry-Go-Round’

Tourism and aviation industry leaders are hoping the announcements that Queensland and South Australia will now open borders to Sydney will bring an end to the instability the tourism industry has experienced over the past year after outbreaks of the CCP virus caused chief ministers and premiers to shut domestic borders. When the two states lift…