Qantas Airways has been fined AU$90m (£47m; $59m) after a judge ruled the airline illegally dismissed more than 1,800 ground staff at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The penalty, handed down by Australian Federal Court Justice Michael Lee on Monday, comes on top of the AU$120m (£63m; $78m) i...

By Edward Robertson The Qantas Group has been able to offset much of its costs on its international passenger programme through a “record” performance on its freight business. Speaking at the announcement of the Australian carrier’s 2021 half year results to the end of December, 2020, CE...

Swissport Australia has been appointed preferred ground services partner for Qantas in Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) and Canberra (CBR). Qantas` outsourcing review focussed on safety, operational performance, cost, experience and financial viability and involved ramp services and fleet presentation ...

By Adam Thorn, australianaviation.com.au The TWU has submitted a proposal to Qantas to keep ground-handling in-house, in the face of proposals to outsource the service that could cost up to 2,000 jobs. National secretary Michael Kaine said the bid, compiled with consulting firm EY, is “compe...

Air Vanuatu today announced that it has selected its long-term codeshare partner Qantas to provide Ground Handling Services at Sydney International Airport, effective Friday 28th February 2020.   This extension of the two airlines’ partnership means Qantas will now staff passenger and ram...