Today
Bonza in crisis after planes repossessed
Bonza has appointed a voluntary administrator to run the discount regional airline after the company behind its aircraft provider repossessed its planes in Australia leaving thousands of passengers stranded on Tuesday.
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- Ayesha de Kretser
Bonza planes repossessed; CEO-elect quits; BHP rivals emerge
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Bonza voluntary administration on the runway; Hall Chadwick buckles in
Hall Chadwick has been asked to act as voluntary administrators of embattled airline Bonza Aviation.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This Month
Women to appeal Qatar judgment in Federal Court
A group of women subjected to strip searches have asked the Federal Court to grant them leave to appeal.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Qantas, Virgin flight delays are starting to ease
The latest official figures show the best on-time performance among major airlines since the easing of travel restrictions introduced in the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ayesha de Kretser
This airline has a rewards seat to Europe every day in July
Qantas has a frequent flyer program competitor nagging at its heels, with Aussies signing up to Virgin Australia’s Velocity in droves.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Air New Zealand downgrades earnings, again
The Kiwi carrier is battling headwinds, including weak domestic demand, increased international competition, higher costs and plane delays.
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- Ayesha de Kretser
- Exclusive
- Food sustainability
Make green fuel the new hydrogen, airlines and airports urge Labor
Qantas and Virgin are among those lobbing the federal government to set aside $2 billion at next month’s federal budget to reduce dependency on fuel imports.
- Ayesha de Kretser
The country’s busiest airport still hasn’t hit pre-pandemic levels
High airfares and a reluctance by bosses to fork out money for business class seats are hurting demand for domestic flights, says the boss of Sydney Airport.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Property development
Acuity Development has $300m plan for Yarra Valley aerodrome and farm
The developer, which sources both projects and investors, has grand plans for the Yarra Valley’s only sealed airstrip and neighbouring farm.
- Michael Bleby
Bonza cuts flights amid trouble registering aircraft
The budget airline, backed by Miami’s 777 Partners, is cutting some routes to the tourism hub, where one of its Boeing 737 MAX-8 planes remains grounded.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Melbourne ranked Australia’s best airport and Doha world’s No.1
Singapore lost its top spot, but Asia shone elsewhere as Seoul Incheon came third, while Tokyo’s twin facilities of Haneda and Narita placed fourth and fifth.
- Alex Millson
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- Insolvency
KordaMentha runs the ruler over Bonza as its Miami PE owner wavers
Sources close to discussions said the corporate restructuring specialists had not been appointed as administrators, but to provide financial advice.
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- Matthew Cranston and Ayesha de Kretser
Record-breaking rain floods Dubai’s airport and swamps desert
Experts said storm systems across the region were forecast well in advance and that UAE’s cloud seeding would not have caused such a deluge.
- Jon Gambrell
- Opinion
- Qantas
Sustainable aviation fuel has been a talkfest for far too long
For a government that has flagged its commitment, there is surprisingly little policy. Australia still produces no SAF – and has no fully funded projects.
- Ayesha de Kretser
New airline Bark bets big on $9278 flights for dogs
Pets are often flown to the wrong destinations or mishandled by airport staff. This private jet service, including “dog Champagne”, aims to solve that.
- Lebawit Lily Girma
Qantas diverts Perth-London flights amid Middle East tensions
The airline’s direct service will be diverted via Singapore amid fears Iran is planning an imminent attack on Israel.
- Ayesha de Kretser
US inflation lessons; Guzman y Gomez’s believers; Qantas’ points shakeup
This week, James and Anthony consider what the US inflation print means for US president Joe Biden, compare the turnover of a Guzman y Gomez store to its competitors, and discuss changes to Qantas’ loyalty program.
What every manager can learn from Boeing’s strife
The flight path is depressingly familiar as a succession of its leaders, in thrall to Jack Welch’s GE management teachings, dismantled a once-great plane maker.
- Peter Robison
Women can’t sue Qatar Airways over invasive strip search, court finds
The Federal Court judge also says the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, which was being pursued by the women, is immune from foreign prosecution.
- Ayesha de Kretser
