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Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.

The Qantas Group’s incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson has named the senior leadership team she will work with, which includes some familiar names and new additions.

The latest exit follows confirmation that Rex is ending its Albury-Melbourne route after 39 years.

The Australian carrier is ramping up domestic flying and resuming international routes.

The domestic link will connect the two Australian cities with nonstop service for the first time in four years.

Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the latest new route announcements and service resumptions.

CEO Alan Joyce has laid out two recovery scenarios depending on how long the lockdowns continue.

The oneworld alliance member is returning to a market it last served nonstop seven years ago.

The move comes as international flying remains significantly curtailed.

As well as further growing its domestic network with seven new routes, the oneworld alliance member is adding more Boeing 787 and Airbus A330 flights within Australia.

Domestic capacity will reach 95% of pre-pandemic levels in the current quarter, the airline said.

Competition between the Australian cities of Melbourne and Canberra is set to increase.

Regional carrier Rex accuses Qantas of 'capacity dumping,' urges regulatory intervention.

Alliance also cleared to start working with Virgin Australia.

Five domestic routes, which are at the center of a dispute with Qantas, will now continue.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given its verdict on the ongoing spat between Rex and Qantas.

The route is one of three new leisure services targeting skiers and snowboarders.

Qantas has hit back at the claims, describing them as a 'classic Rex tantrum.'

Qantas expects to begin flying Embraer E190 aircraft on Australian domestic services from June.

The Australian carriers have been provisionally cleared to cooperate on more than 40 routes despite objections from REX.

Australia’s national airline is adding more flights from the country’s capital.

Qantas says the coastal town will attract tourists from Sydney.

With international service not expected to resume until July 2021 at the earliest, Australia’s flag carrier is hoping to stimulate domestic demand where border restrictions allow.

Virgin Australia’s decision to exit nine regional routes has prompted Qantas to expand its offering.

Qantas plans to park 150 aircraft in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but all will be returned to operation when the current crisis is over.