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QF making tougher calls
Thursday | Nov 27 2025QANTAS has become more pragmatic in the way it deploys its planes in overseas markets, as it seeks to follow demand with fleet capacity through a more flexible model, CEO of Qantas International & Freight Cam Wallace revealed at FACTS in Sydney this week.
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Alliance rethinks Qantas
Thursday | Nov 27 2025ALLIANCE Aviation will attempt to renegotiate its wet lease contract with Qantas after rising costs this year adversely impacted its outlook for FY2026.
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Aurora welcomes Mawson
Thursday | Nov 27 2025AURORA Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer (pictured) this morning “closed the circle” on the company he founded with wife Margaret in 1991, with the historic naming of the brand-new Douglas Mawson on the shores of Sydney Harbour.
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See the Reef differently
Thursday | Nov 27 2025Queensland-based ABC Reef Safaris has announced the launch of the multimillion dollar luxury vessel Voyager, which will begin operations on 01 Dec and is the first new reef tourism vessel in Port Douglas in seven years.
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VA to unleash pet flights after pilot
Thursday | Nov 27 2025VIRGIN Australia’s move to launch selected flights that allow pets on board has proved to be overwhelmingly popular, the carrier’s Head of Marketing Libby Minogue has revealed.
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A positive year for MCEC
Thursday | Nov 27 2025THE Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) welcomed 3.2 million visitors in FY25 – an 8% increase compared to the previous year, operators Victorian Convention and Event Trust (VCET) revealed in its newly released annual report.
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FCTG expands into loyalty
Wednesday | Nov 26 2025AS FORESHADOWED by earlier Travel Daily reporting (TD 31 Jul), Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has pushed the play button on its World360 Rewards loyalty program, a free-to-join initiative that lets members earn points across aviation, cruise, land touring, hotels, and more.
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VA “watchful” on NDC
Wednesday | Nov 26 2025VIRGIN Australia’s Head of Marketing Libby Minogue has revealed the carrier is watching Qantas’ strong NDC push in Australia very closely, but ruled out any significant adoption of the tech any time soon.
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New tours just for you
Wednesday | Nov 26 2025UK specialist solo brand Just You is launching in Australia in partnership with Flight Centre, offering agents access to its 100 itineraries across Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America and beyond.
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AirAsia franchise in Oz?
Wednesday | Nov 26 2025CO-FOUNDER and CEO of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes (pictured), has revealed that while there is no ‘AirAsia Australia’ on the horizon, it could become a reality through AirAsia’s new franchise model.