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.
ANALYSIS: Much of the Australian media has been awash with Qantas turnback stories over the past month but the statistics from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau tell a different story.