The flying kangaroo has just dodged having to pay workers thousands of dollars in back pay in its latest legal stoush against the unions.

Deputy PM Michael McCormack has decided to loosen the government’s purse strings and help out Qantas and Virgin a little more.

The charismatic billionaire entrepreneur is back in the headlines. However, this time it’s got nothing to do with him riding around on a luggage carousel with giant sushi.

Numerous reports of Paul Scurrah’s imminent departure from Virgin Australia have finally been confirmed.

Hundreds of Qantas workers have protested against the proposed outsourcing of its ground operations… at a safe social distance, of course.

The TWU’s Michael Kaine has penned an urgent message to the government asking them to stop the collapse of Australia’s aviation industry.

Following a comprehensive sale campaign, Virgin Australia’s administrators have chosen its preferred bidder to put forward to creditors.

While it wasn’t necessarily a shock when Virgin Australia announced this morning it had entered into voluntary administration, the move has still prompted a response from various players in Australia’s travel industry.

It’s yet another update on the Virgin Australia saga. Let’s hope for all involved that the airline’s future is sorted out soon.

Qantas’ bonus scheme has been labelled a “sham”, much like the countless sick leave claims made recently by Travel Weekly’s editor.