International air services to Perth are set for a major ramp up with Cathay Pacific Airways increasing flights, and China Southern Airlines and Thai International set to return later this year.
Vanessa Hudson has the right stuff in spades to captain Qantas through the next phase of its extraordinary flight path that has already spanned 103 years.
Deputy Premier Roger Cook has expressed frustration at the delay in getting Qantas to move to the eastern side of the airport, warning that it is holding WA back.