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Canberra airport

November 2024

Planes on the tarmac at Canberra Airport.

Virgin-Qatar tie-up could break Qantas’ grip on Canberra

Canberra Airport says the combination of Virgin and Qatar would help to end politicians’ preference for flying Qantas.

  • Ayesha de Kretser

September 2024

The Qantas engineers’ union says workers won’t accept real wage cuts after three years of wage freezes.

Qantas engineers strike goes national, targets peak-hour flights

Qantas engineers critical to aircraft maintenance will stop work at major airports around the country next week, threatening to disrupt peak-hour flights at the start of school holidays.

  • David Marin-Guzman and Ayesha de Kretser

May 2024

Rich Lister Terry Snow steps away from the cockpit

At 79, the Canberra property dynamo behind Canberra Airport is finally stepping down from active roles. His son Tom will now chair the airport board.

  • Robert Harley

August 2022

Canberra Airport

Canberra Airport locked down after gunshots fired

Police have taken a man into custody after hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Canberra Airport on Sunday.

  • Andrew Tillett
Police said the Canberra Airport terminal was evacuated as a precaution.

Man arrested after gunfire at Canberra Airport

The airport was thrown into chaos after a series of gunshots shattered several windows and sent travellers running for their lives with hundreds of people evacuated.

  • Andrew Tillett

September 2020

Canberra Airport chief executive Stephen Byron is pushing for a July 1 start for the NZ bubble.

'How can you say it's unsafe': open travel with NZ, airport boss says

Easing travel restrictions across the Tasman would free up capacity in hotel quarantine, Canberra Airport's Stephen Byron says.

  • Tom McIlroy and Andrew Tillett

August 2020

NSW authorities have implemented strict new arrival procedures on flights from Canberra.

NSW zooms in on travellers from Canberra

Strict new arrival procedures have been implemented on flights from the ACT, and officials are checking temperatures and IDs.

  • Ronald Mizen

January 2020

Three killed in water-bomber crash as fires rage

Three Americans were killed on Thursday when their aerial water-bomber crashed near the Snowy Mountains, while Canberra Airport was closed as bushfires continued to cause havoc.

  • Mark Ludlow

June 2019

Canberra Airport terminal and car park are clad in highly combustible aluminium composite panels.

Canberra Airport has highly combustible cladding

Airport owner says use of Vitrabond panels is low-risk because it is a low-rise, commercial building.

  • Michael Bleby

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