It comes after Australian Aviation reported in November that the Tasmanian service would be temporarily cancelled due to changes in the maintenance plan for Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines used on its A320neo and A321neos.
The Federal Court heard the last of the witness evidence on Friday (22 March) but lingering questions about the “counterfactual world”, in which the sackings never occurred, has pushed the timeline back.
The study comes as the airline prepares to fight ACCC allegations in court that it sold tickets to flights it had already cancelled, and months after the early exit of former CEO Alan Joyce.
The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) announced its Network Aviation pilots will take industrial action as enterprise bargaining continues to drag on. Network Aviation operates QantasLink services in WA, as well as charter and FIFO flights in …