This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Start-up rides high on electric buses
The electrification of global bus fleets is proving a boon for a Sydney-based start-up selling software for optimising the management of green public transport.
- Tony Boyd
- Exclusive
- Aviation
Jet lessors sue Deloitte partner over Virgin claims
Aircraft lessors are suing Deloitte’s Sal Algeri, seeking a better return on their claims against Virgin Australia than the administrators ruled.
- Lucas Baird
Qantas nears massive fleet renewal order
Qantas is circling Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo jets as the backbone of its domestic fleet for the next decade.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
Ford to woo business first in electric vehicle push
E-commerce delivery drivers are the big target in Ford’s first concerted push into the electric vehicle market in Australia.
- Simon Evans
Aircraft lessors to seek end to power-by-hour clauses
An end to the pay-by-the-flight leases as aviation recovers from COVID-19 is bad news for Australia’s airlines.
- Lucas Baird
Cargo ships protest new berth restrictions at Fremantle
Shipping line AAL, which specialises in moving big cargo, has warned customers it may have to raise prices after Fremantle Ports proposed halving the number of days it is allowed to unload at berths.
- Jenny Wiggins
Skyportz signs electric flying taxi deal with US’s Electra
Skyportz, a Melbourne start-up that is developing landing sites for Jetsons-style air taxis, will buy up 100 hybrid electric aircraft from a US manufacturer.
- Jenny Wiggins
Airlines revive airport log of claims to keep costs low
The competition regulator’s latest airline report shows Qantas, Virgin Australia and Regional Express are keen to reignite their fight with the airports.
- Lucas Baird
September
Air freight booms as ‘emergency go-to’
Sea freight costs are already at record highs and now air freight costs are soaring as desperate importers try to get their goods into Australia any way they can.
- Jenny Wiggins
Watchdog warns airports against hiking prices
Airports would be taking advantage of their market power if they try to recoup losses from the pandemic by raising charges for airlines, the ACCC says.
- Lucas Baird
British billionaire targets 4WD owners with Grenadier
Sir Jim Ratcliffe aims to entice Australian farmers, off-roaders and cashed-up tradies with his new global brand.
- Simon Evans
Airports emit four coal power plants’ worth of carbon
Major Australian airports coughed up enough CO2 emissions to match four coal-fired power plants in 2019, a new global analysis shows.
- Lucas Baird
13cabs operator takes a greener route to growth
The boss of A2B Ltd has outlined a growth strategy and expects the economy to ‘pop’ later this year when the lockdowns end.
- Simon Evans
ARB Corp tracks towards ‘category killer’ status
A deal to supply a big range of auto accessories for Ford in the US could be a catalyst for a move to a bigger role on the global stage.
- Simon Evans
Beaten-down airline stocks celebrate easing of travel rules
The easing of US and UK travel restrictions is breathing new life into European airline stocks.
- Joe Easton and Lisa Pham
QantasLink pilots the first to accept two-year wage freeze
About 450 regional pilots have accepted a two-year wage freeze as the airline navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Lucas Baird
Nexport teams up with the French to make EVs for ports and miners
The TrueGreen Mobility subsidiary will pitch zero emissions vehicles to ports, airports and mining companies after investing $16 million in a joint venture with a French engineering group.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Roads
NSW government got a great price for WestConnex but motorists will pay
The NSW government is thrilled with the $11.1 billion sale of 49 per cent of WestConnex to toll road giant Transurban. But motorists are paying high prices for the result.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How Transurban’s CEO built a $75b toll road giant
Scott Charlton says the WestConnex deal is ‘the combination of a deliberate and focused effort over the last five years’.
- Tony Boyd
Qantas’ Joyce takes home $1.9m
The board says it may offer all staff a bonus on completion of its COVID-19 recovery to reduce attrition, after its annual report showed CEO Alan Joyce took home $1.9 million.
- Lucas Baird
