Expanded import capacity and cruise ship service growth could be on the cards for the Port of Broome, after the federal government reiterated its support for expanded border services.
A planned 24-hour pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation is back on the cards after being called off over cyclone risk in the state’s north.
The Qantas Group said it was continuing its investment in customers and new aircraft, supported by a $1.25 billion underlying profit before tax for the first half of FY24.
Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation is working through contingency plans, after the Australian Federation of Air Pilots opted to extend ongoing strike action at the airline by a further four days.
Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has resigned, after leading the company through administration and the COVID-19 pandemic over the past four years.
Union-affiliated Network Aviation pilots will double their strike action from three days to six, as their dispute with parent company Qantas over an enterprise agreement escalates.
Premier Roger Cook has urged Qantas and the union representing pilots at its WA subsidiary, Network Aviation, to resolve their differences ahead of planned strike action later this week.
Further disruption could hit air routes servicing the state’s mining and resources sectors this week, as an industrial dispute between unions and a Qantas subsidiary escalates.
The private operator of Port Hedland’s airport is still seeking a carrier to resume international flights to Bali, two months after it was hoped they would commence.
Flights on Western Australian Qantas subsidiary airline Network Aviation are disrupted today as strike action organised by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots goes ahead.
Pilots working for Western Australia-based Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation could walk off the job later this week as part of an ongoing enterprise agreement dispute.
Curfews imposed by local governments are among the constraints affecting freight productivity by as much as 20 per cent, according to WA’s peak trucking lobby.
The federal government expects to open applications for shipping companies to join a national strategic fleet capable of servicing regions impacted by emergencies and national crises mid-year.
Stevedore giant DP World has reached an in-principle four-year agreement with the union, ending a protracted period of disruptive industrial action at ports including Fremantle.
WorkSafe has charged Toll Transport with failing to provide a safe environment after a worker was left with permanent leg injuries at the company’s Perth Airport premises.
Ongoing industrial issues at Fremantle Port between DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia is impacting WA's economy by $10.7 million per week, CCIWA has warned.
DP World estimates around 50,000 containers are backlogged due to industrial action by workers, despite the Maritime Union of Australia’s move not to enact longer strikes.
Operations have stopped at major Australian ports, including Fremantle, as workers of one of the country's biggest ports operators continue union-led industrial action.
One of the country’s biggest ports operators has called on the federal government to step in to an ongoing dispute it claims is costing $84 million a week.
