News
Media releases and aviation articles communicating the views of the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) and the Australian Airline Pilots’ Association (AusALPA), of which AIPA is a cofounding partner, are available below. You can also catch up on the latest aviation industry news.
Journalists should contact AIPA’s media consultants, Horton Advisory by calling Charlie Moore on + 61 452 606 171 or Anil Lambert + 61 416 426 722.
MEDIA RELEASE:Qantas short-haul pilots vote down proposed EA
A majority of Qantas short-haul mainline pilots have voted against accepting the proposed enterprise agreement deal.
01 Oct 2024 |
Author: AIPA
AIPA Annual Report 2022-2023
FY23 marked the first full financial year of full time flying for most of our members.
02 Nov 2023 |
Author: Second Officer Glen Hunter, AIPA Treasurer
Jetstar JBIDS Update - 27 April '23
The proposed short-term improvements to JBID that have now been announced, based on the recent Jetstar pilot survey, with the aim to offer improvements to the bidding process as from the June roster period.
27 Apr 2023 |
Author: Jetstar AIPA Team
Tough restrictions on 'quarantine free' travel...
Victoria and NSW have wound back some of the restrictions on fully vaccinated overseas arrivals after an outcry over a week-long ban on visiting restaurants and bars.
02 Nov 2021 |
Author: Robyn Ironside for The Australian
Qantas 'threat' to pilots spurs progress in talks
Last week Qantas informed its pilots it was determined to push ahead with the flights from 2023 and if it could not get agreement on a pay deal by the end of March it would create a new employment entity to operate the services.
21 Feb 2020 |
Author: Robyn Ironside, Aviation Writer for The Australian
Suspected Tail Strike and Speedy Flight Amid Storm
Qantas’ flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner service – QF10 from London Heathrow to Perth International Airport – returned to Heathrow on 9 February due to a suspected tail strike, while taking off in adverse weather conditions at the UK hub.
10 Feb 2020 |
Author: Chris Frame writer for the Australian Aviation
Pilots keen for aviation policy certainty
When operating smoothly, the aviation industry largely remains outside the political limelight. This was certainly the case at the recent federal election.
07 Jun 2019 |
Author: Mark Sedgwick
Aviation industry losing appeal
Aviation should be an attractive industry for young Australians to join. And yet the number of Australians learning to fly continues to drop. Read the rest of Mark Sedgwick's article in The Australian here.
26 Apr 2019 |
Author: Mark Sedgwick
Amendments to the AIPA Rules
AIPA is undertaking a multi-stage approach to amending the AIPA Rules, read more about this here.
12 Apr 2019 |
Author: AIPA Legal
Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max crash findings
Australian and International Pilots Association President Mark Sedgwick said further investigation was needed but the preliminary crash report's findings were worrying. Read the rest of The Australian's Robyn Ironside's article here.
06 Apr 2019 |
Author: Robyn Ironside, Aviation Writer for The Australian