Here’s a bit of news to enjoy about one of Australia’s airlines that thankfully doesn’t involve staff or capacity cuts.

The union wants assurances that workers will not bear the brunt of capacity cuts at the national carrier.

The Transport Workers’ Union and Jetstar are set to sit down at the negotiation table. However, no word on whether the table is of the mahogany or oak variety.

The spat between airlines and airports over whose to blame for the high-price of domestic tickets continues. Pull up a seat and read what Qantas and Virgin have to say about it.

It looks like things are heating up between the Transport Workers Union and a major employer of airport workers. You’re gonna want to get the popcorn ready for this one.

The workers also seek to draw attention to what they deem as deliberate understaffing, claiming it poses a safety risk.

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

Meanwhile, this newsletter was facing major disruption from an even more major iced-coffee spill down our white shirt. At least it was cooling.

The Transport Workers Union is seeking to ban Indonesia AirAsia from Australian airspace following the airline’s fatal crash in December.