November 2024
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
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 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
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
'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 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
- Exclusive
- Cladding crisis
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