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Qantas and Virgin pilots only want one thing this Christmas

Who’s playing naughty, and who’s playing nice?

Crikey

Virgin Australia pilots give the middle finger to pay deal

Crikey has obtained a strongly worded email to pilots sent by the airline’s chief operating officer.

Crikey

Jetstar’s fumes show flying high is more toxic than you think

Settle back, relax and enjoy the flight, but try not to think about the air you might be breathing.

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‘Too little, too late’: Qantas begs pilots to stay with retention payments worth $18,000 a year

Pilots at Qantas subsidiaries, who are being lured by better salary conditions at rival companies, are turning down retention bonuses amid ongoing pay disputes.

Crikey

‘Rostering to the limits’: senior Virgin Australia pilots raise safety concerns over fatigue

Exclusive: Correspondence from pilots seen by Guardian Australia pleads for changes to the roster system to address fatigue

The Guardian - AU

‘Pilots are struggling’: Tensions rise at Qantas as pilots vote for further industrial action

‘If Qantas don’t think that the pilots are flying enough hours that is the airline’s problem, not the pilots’.’

Crikey

Exclude sleazy politicians from Parliament: Thorpe

Lidia Thorpe has called for stronger sanctions against “sleaze” politicians, and Anthony Albanese is pushing for Julian Assange’s release from UK prison.

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‘A toxic workplace’: Six-day pilot strike to test Hudson as Qantas looks for cheaper crews

The industrial action comes after three enterprise bargaining agreements were voted down by National Aviation pilots, the worst paid in the Qantas group.

Crikey

Christmas flights in doubt: Virgin staff vote to strike as Qantas on a wing and a prayer

And as a new wave of COVID gathers pace, aircraft crews are being hit by sick leave, delays and cancellations.

Crikey

Pilots union criticises Brisbane airport for ‘potentially unsafe’ noise reduction strategy

Airport’s direct talks with carriers such as Emirates and Singapore Airlines to reduce flights over the city described as ‘highly unusual’

The Guardian - AU

Dozens of Qantas flights cancelled as pilots strike

Thousands of Qantas passengers and FIFO workers have had their travel plans cancelled or rescheduled as pilots walked off the job in Perth over a pay dispute.

AAP

‘Bullied and harassed’: Qantas pilots accuse management of intimidation over pay

Working harder for less money, pilots at Qantas’ Perth-based subsidiary have long complained of being treated as third-class workers.

Crikey

Qantas pilots in Western Australia to strike for 24 hours over pay deal

Industrial action could affect more than 50 flights including routes from Perth to regional towns and mine sites

The Guardian - AU

Rex Regional Express pilots vote to take industrial action after pay negotiations fail

A breakdown in pay negotiations results in 230 Rex pilots voting to take industrial action, but the airline says it is "aligned' with the union by not wishing to negatively impact the travelling public.

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Rex pilots begin voting on strike action that could cut regional flights by 90pc

Airline passengers travelling to or from parts of regional Australia could face significant delays if a pay dispute between Rex and the pilots' union isn't settled soon.

ABC News

Pilots' strike on the table after wage negotiations break down between Rex, union

Rex Airlines could have a strike on its hands after negotiations failed on a pay deal described by the pilots' union as "worse than previous offers".

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