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Qantas and Virgin pilots only want one thing this Christmas

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

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‘We have no spare engines’: Qantas planes are falling into disrepair, say pilots and engineers

‘The situation on the Fokkers is so bad that many crew members are wondering if it’s their plane that will crash,’ a pilot said.

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Qantas flight attendants fiasco a test for industrial relations legislation

Landmark claims brought by Qantas flight attendants to the Fair Work Commission will be a major test case for the Albanese government’s industrial relations legislation.

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Trump claims he’ll consider pardoning Julian Assange if reelected

If winning the November election, the former US president says he would give ‘very serious consideration’ to pardoning the WikiLeaks founder, and only 10% of rental properties in Australia cost less than $400 per week.

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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.

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Australia is facing a pilot crisis, as US airlines poach Qantas, Virgin and Rex recruits

Increased demand, poaching from overseas companies and an ageing workforce are creating turbulence for Australia’s pilot numbers.

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Pay-row pilots extend strike at Qantas subsidiary

Regional travellers and fly-in, fly-out workers face more flight disruptions as hundreds of Network Aviation pilots vow to extend a strike over a pay dispute.

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Qantas subsidiary pilots and engineers claim recruitment and local safety concerns

Aviation engineers say there’s a dwindling pool of potential recruits due to a fast ageing employee pool and decades of neglect in training.

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Pilots resume strike at Qantas subsidiary over pay

Regional travellers and fly-in, fly-out workers face travel disruptions as more than 200 pilots at a Qantas subsidiary walk off the job over a pay dispute.

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Pay-row pilots to resume strike at Qantas subsidiary

Regional travellers and workers face having their flight plans disrupted by a three-day strike by pilots at a Qantas subsidiary.

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Cyclone prompts pilots to jettison four-day strike

A strike at a Qantas subsidiary has been suspended at the request of the West Australian government because of a cyclone and the possible need for evacuations.

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Industrial action at Qantas subsidiary to be extended

Regional airline travellers in Western Australia may be in for more flight pain as pilots working at a Qantas subsidiary set a date for more industrial action.

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Qantas Group and regional pilots hit wall in pay row

Qantas Group has rejected union claims it's walked away from wage negotiations with striking pilots working for a regional airline.

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Pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary could be extended

Regional airline passengers could be in for more pain, with striking pilots at a Qantas subsidiary set to consider further industrial action.

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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.

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Pilot strike 'increasingly difficult' for miners

Regional air passengers and workers face more travel headaches as pilots working for a Qantas subsidiary extend industrial action from three to six days.

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Three-day pilot strike to hit some regional routes

Regional travellers and workers could have their flight plans disrupted by a three-day industrial action by pilots, due to start on Wednesday.

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More Qantas flight pain as pilots fight for pay rise

Regional travellers and FIFO workers could have their flight plans on a Qantas Group carrier disrupted again as pilots vote to take further industrial action.

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Travellers affected as Qantas Group pilots strike

Thousands of passengers including FIFO workers have had their flight plans on a Qantas Group carrier disrupted as pilots walk off the job over a pay dispute.

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Pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary to hit fly-in workers

Regional travellers and fly-in fly-out workers could face delays in WA as pilots give notice of a full-day strike amid stalled pay negotiations.

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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.

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Post-Joyce, Qantas’ legal stoush shows nothing new under the Hudson

The new CEO is following in her predecessor’s footsteps: take it to the courts, denigrate your staff and alienate your customers.

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Pilot strike threat at Qantas subsidiary averted

Pilots at a WA-based Qantas subsidiary have suspended plans to strike and agreed to resume negotiations over pay and conditions.

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Threat to flights as Qantas pilots set to strike again

Pilots at a WA-based Qantas subsidiary are set to go on strike for the second time in two months following a breakdown in negotiations over pay and conditions.

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As Goyder says his long goodbye, Qantas’ search for experienced leaders gets underway

A cursory glance at Qantas’ senior leadership team highlights an alarming lack of people with any real experience running an airline.

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