100,000 Global Jobs May Go: Qantas Chief's Warning

QANTAS chief executive Geoff Dixon has tipped that 100,000 jobs will be lost in the global aviation industry by the end of the year.

Tipped For Jobs Take-off

AVIATION, industrial, retail and tourism sectors are tipped as the hot spots for employment in Port Stephens with about 10,600 new jobs expected in the next 20 years.

Ansett Jobs Safe In New Air Services

THE jobs of more than 150 former Ansett Australia staff have been secured by John Holland Aviation Services' acquisition of their employer.

Jetstar's Engine Room Takes Wing

LOW-cost carrier Jetstar could double operations at its new $29 million national maintenance base in Newcastle over the next five years, securing more high-skill aviation jobs.

Tax Break To Keep Qantas Jobs Here

THE HOWARD Government will intensify pressure on Qantas to keep its 2000 heavy maintenance jobs in Australia by making it cheaper for the national carrier to service its fleet onshore.

Drug Tests In Aviation, For Long Pie In The Sky

EIGHTEEN years after the US pioneered mandatory drug and alcohol testing in aviation, the Howard Government has finally followed suit.

Outsource Jobs At Your Peril, Union Tells Qantas

QANTAS will face a widespread campaign of industrial action if it decides to send thousands of heavy maintenance jobs overseas, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has warned.

Milestone In Aviation

IN a red-letter day for the Hunter's aviation industry, a Jetstar 177-seat Airbus A320 will touch down for the first time at Newcastle Airport tonight.

Qantas Ground Jobs Hang On Air Nz Decision

ANOTHER 200 Qantas jobs hang in the balance until Air New Zealand announces the winner of its new Australian contract for ground-handling services, probably early in the new year.

3000 Jobs At Qantas Put At Risk

QANTAS has told the Federal Government that up to 3000 jobs could be at risk and some aircraft maintenance moved overseas if it suffered a major hit to its profitability such as extra competition on the Pacific route to the US.

Jobs Threat As Flying Kangaroutes Squeezed

QANTAS has told the Federal Government that up to 3000 jobs could be at risk and some aircraft maintenance moved overseas if its profitability were hit by extra competition, such as on the Pacific route to the US.

50 Jobs In $29m Jetstar Project

JETSTAR will announce today a $29 million investment plan to expand its operations at Newcastle Airport, creating an extra 50 jobs in the Hunter.

Jobs Landed

UNITED States aviation giant Boeing will expand its Hunter-based operations, creating an aerospace hub at Williamtown that is expected to create more than 1000 jobs.

Sydney Airport To Shed 40% Of Jobs To Compete

ABOUT 40 per cent of the full-time jobs at Sydney Airport will disappear in the next 12 months in a restructure aimed at lifting competitiveness.

Turbulence Travels The World

When Geoff Dixon revealed Qantas's job cuts yesterday, he followed a path well worn by aviation bosses worldwide.

Aviation Park Soars To New Heights

The development of the aviation industry at the Albatross Aviation Technology Park took another giant leap forward this week with construction starting on a second development at the facility.

Qantas Set To Shed Jobs In Regions

Qantas looks certain to shed hundreds of jobs in its regional airline as concerns mount over the future of country flights.

Jobs To Go As Qantas Crunches Rural Costs

Qantas looks certain to shed hundreds of jobs in its regional airline as concerns mount over the future of country flights.

Jobs Set To Be Cut In Airline Takeover

SIX people are expected to lose their jobs when a Sydney aviation company takes over Belmont airline Aeropelican.

`disaster' As Ansett Fall Wipes Out 60,000 Jobs

The collapse of Ansett has cost at least 60,000 jobs and was a ``national disaster", an aviation analyst said yesterday.