Category Archive: Australia News

Vincent Aviation Australia announces 120 Darwin staff to lose jobs as company goes into receivership – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Up to 120 staff at the Darwin-based commercial airline Vincent Aviation Australia have lost their jobs as the company today announced it has gone into receivership. An email sent to airline staff says their employment is terminated from today. The receivers, BDO, told staff their wages had been paid up until last Sunday and payment …

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End of an era as Qantas retires the 737 classic | Australian Aviation Magazine

Qantas has operated its last 737-400 revenue flight, marking the end of scheduled Boeing 737-300/-400 ‘classic’ passenger services in Australia. Qantas 737-476 VH-TJS Jabiru operated the final service, QF819 from Canberra to Melbourne, on Sunday afternoon, the 48 minute flight departing at 17:23 and touching down 48 minutes later at 18:11. An Airservices ARFF monitor …

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