Foreign minister Marise Payne has confirmed the government is in talks with Qantas to schedule a second flight to Peru to bring Australians home.
COVID-19 is undeniably the biggest upset the aviation sector has ever seen and the Australian government is providing some hefty bail-outs to our airlines, but is it enough to keep the industry afloat?
A group of unions have come together to announce they will launch a lawsuit against Qantas over its decision not to pay stood down workers sick leave.
UK-based Australians scrambling to return home were dealt a new blow with British Airways seemingly cancelling all flights after 6 April, according to its booking engine.
Qantas and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) have reached an agreement that will allow its members to fly the new ‘Project Sunrise’ routes.
Rex has said it may not be able to transport COVID-19 testing samples from regional areas to capital cities for analysis unless it receives a government bailout.