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Debt overloadPremiumGaruda grounds Perth-Bali route in COVID downturn

Struggling Garuda will cease operations into WA from July 1, cutting the only link with Indonesia, as it faces a mounting debt load amid COVID travel restrictions.

Geoffrey Thomas

airport securityPremiumLost in translation

GEOFFREY THOMAS loses, then finds, his laptop in Charles De Gaulle airport

Geoffrey Thomas

Boom is goVideoCommentsPremiumUnited Airlines’ fresh bid to revive supersonic travel

United Airlines has announced a deal that will see up to 50 supersonic jets added to its fleet, with the all-business class aircraft reaching Mach 2.2 speeds (2,300 km/h) and slashing journey times.

Geoffrey Thomas

a380 revisitedCouple cancelling

GEOFFREY THOMAS remembers a Singapore Airlines snafu

Geoffrey Thomas

Mega prizesVideoPremium‘Team Australia’: Qantas reveals free jab reward detail

Qantas has called on every business in Australia to follow its lead in encouraging people to get the vaccination, dubbing the effort to reopen the economy a ‘Team Australia’ moment.

Daniel Newell

Vaccine pushPremiumPerth Airport boss back Qantas travel carrot

Kevin Brown has backed the idea of using travel as carrot to get Australians over the line on COVID vaccines, after Qantas said it was flirting with the idea of offering rewards as an incentive.

Danielle Le Messurier & Gerard Cockburn

New serviceExtra Perth route as Virgin spreads its wings

Virgin Australia has ‘turned a corner’ from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and is about to dramatically expand its operations, including into WA.

Tracey Ferrier

Paris houseboat failPremiumGoing insane on the Seine

In a continuing series on his misadventures while aviation writing, GEOFFREY THOMAS encounters problems in the City of Love...

Geoffrey Thomas

Power onPremiumUltraFan Rolls-Royce comes back to Boeing

Rolls-Royce has started building the world’s largest aero-engine and is back in talks with Boeing for its proposed new mid-market aircraft, the 797.

Geoffrey Thomas

Services delayedPremiumVirgin cuts back plan for global return

The airline is scaling back its global travel ambitions in the wake of this week’s Federal Budget forecasts that outlined new predictions of low international arrivals until at least mid-2022.

Geoffrey Thomas

us customsPremiumNot flying high

GEOFFREY THOMAS has a narrow escape at US customs

Geoffrey Thomas

Mixed bagPremiumAir cargo flying high as global travel remains grounded

The air cargo market is booming, domestic air travel is surging but international travel is pretty much grounded, says the International Air Transport Association latest report card.

Geoffrey Thomas

naval nauseaGut-wrenching landing

Aviation Editor GEOFFREY THOMAS finds a cure for motion sickness — the hard way

Geoffrey Thomas

AviationSurprise company that’s hiring hundreds

One company has revealed it is now going to offer hundreds of new jobs after many were stood down due to the devastating effects of the pandemic.

Gerard Cockburn

Hugh lossesPremiumBattered airline industry to spill more blood

The global airline industry stands to lose $US47.7 billion this year and more government support is needed to avert widespread bankruptcies, says an industry body.

Geoffrey Thomas

Flying highPremiumQantas edges closer to full domestic recovery

The airline is promising more cheap fares after revealing domestic demand is back to 90 per cent of pre-COVID levels, with the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble set to keep the recovery on track.

Geoffrey Thomas

Domestic boostPremiumVirgin adds more Perth flights amid domestic boom

Virgin Australia has announced major expansion plans with 10 additional aircraft, new routes and extra flights to cater for robust domestic demand.

Geoffrey Thomas

‘Still possible’PremiumQantas sticks to October global travel return

Qantas remains hopeful it can stick to plans to relaunch international travel later this year despite the Federal Government abandoning its timetable for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Angus Whitley

Alice SpringsPlanes mainly on the plain

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD visits a parking lot with a difference

Stephen Scourfield

Aviation warPremiumVirgin’s Arizona move to put pressure on REX

The airline turf war on the east coast is set to heat up, with Virgin Australia bringing back five Boeing 737s from the Arizona desert to increase capacity on major trunk and holiday routes.

Geoffrey Thomas

Australia-New Zealand travel bubblePremiumWe’ve missed you, New Zealand

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD can’t wait to return to New Zealand, and here are five reasons why

Stephen Scourfield

Chilly bins a go!VideoPremiumAviation leaders herald NZ travel bubble

Pack your jandals! Australia’s whiplashed aviation industry has welcomed news of a travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand as a turning point for airline and tourism operators.

Daniel Newell

Aviation assistancePremiumAirports getting a raw deal, says Perth Airport chief

Perth Airport chief executive Kevin Brown says it is disappointing the Federal Government has directed the bulk of its COVID-19 aviation assistance towards airlines while largely neglecting airports.

Geoffrey Thomas

Airline hits backPremiumUnion cries foul as Virgin workers ‘stood down’

Virgin ground workers have been stood down as a direct result of the Federal Government axing JobKeeper, the TWU says after filing a dispute in the Fair Work Commission.

Rebecca Le May