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Qantas Says It's Not Hoarding Sydney Slots As Independent Audits Crack Down On Anti-Competitive Behavior

At long last, the Australian Government is taking ownership of the issues surrounding slot allocations and usage at Sydney Airport.

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Australian Airfares Falling But Airline Reliability Drops Way Below Average

Australians are now seeing some relief from record-high domestic airfares but punctuality and reliability are way below long-term averages.

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Qantas Accused Of Price Gouging By Competition Expert - Guilty Or Not Guilty?

A report into price gouging and unfair pricing has singled out Qantas but is that really fair?

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Virgin Australia And Air New Zealand Apply For Tasman Codeshare

Perhaps with an eye on Qantas, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand want to codeshare on trans-Tasman services.

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Qantas Admits Mistakes Were Made In Defence Against ACCC Claims

Qantas has submitted its defense to claims from the competition regulator and also provided a public update on what it contains.

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Qantas & China Eastern Scrap Joint Business Extension Application

The Australian competition regulator said no to the cooperation deal.

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Regulator Says No To Qantas - China Eastern Coordination

Qantas and China Eastern want to continue their coordination that started in 2015 but the ACCC has opposed their application.

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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce Makes Early Exit

Alan Joyce is no longer CEO of the Qantas Group and his successor Vanessa Hudson officially takes over the controls tomorrow.

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Qantas And CEO Alan Joyce Under Mounting Pressure

Rather than basking in the afterglow of record profits Qantas and its outgoing CEO are front-page news for all the wrong reasons.

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Qantas COVID Credit Backflip As ACCC Accuses It Sold Tickets For Canceled Flights

In a day of surprises Qantas faced allegations it misled customers and later backflipped on its policy to expire COVID credits at the end of 2023.

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Virgin Australia CEO Weighs Into Qatar Airways Dispute

The decision to block Qatar Airways from adding more flights to Australia has created a media storm in Australia.

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Sydney Airport Adds International Traffic But CEO Says Unused Slots Are An Issue

Slot availability at Sydney Airport is keeping new carriers out and holding back the growth of domestic aviation.

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Qantas And Emirates Deal Gets OK From Regulator

Subject to new submissions, Australia's competition regulator has given Qantas and Emirates the green light on their special relationship.

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Why There Are No Bonza 737 MAXs At Sydney Airport

An antiquated slot allocation process is in the way of Bonza launching affordable flights on new and underserved routes in Sydney.

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Regulator Blocks Deal Between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines

Once again the Australian competition regulator has thrown out an airline deal it considered to be anti-competitive.

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Regulator Allows Qantas and Jetstar To Cooperate In Asia-Pacific

In a week of skirmishes with the competition regulator, Qantas came out with a 1-1 draw.

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Qantas Alliance Deal Rejected By Australian Competition Regulator

After almost a year of deliberation, Australia's competition watchdog said it opposed the Qantas takeover of Alliance Airlines.

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Qantas Emirates Cooperation Under Review By Regulator

Qantas and Emirates want to continue setting prices and capacity together, but the competition regulator has some concerns.

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Oz Airfares Fall As Capacity Returns And Bonza Takes Off

Australian airfares are dropping as capacity rebounds, and the future looks rosy, but why is Qantas still being criticized?

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Rex Reports 1st Half Loss As Regional Drags Back 737 Domestic Profits

An accounting issue has wiped out profits on a solid first half for Rex, although regional flying is hurt but is slowly getting better.

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