This Day in History: 1990-10-30

The Commonwealth’s formalised economic regulation of the domestic airline industry was eliminated with the abolition of the two-airline policy on 30 October 1990. However, operational and safety regulatory frameworks were retained and a number of the States continued to regulate intrastate services. In December, the operation of Compass Airlines started, to challenge the Australian/Qantas and Ansett airlines duopoly. Source: Transport and Telecommunications Reform Prime Ministerial Statement House Hansard 8 November 1990. via aph.gov.au website