Aviation
Record numbers of us will travel this summer – but only if it’s cheap
A record number of Australians are travelling over the coming weeks, but cost-of-living pressures are forcing a rethink of how much spending is done on holiday.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
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Delayed or cancelled flight? Under new passenger charter, these would be your rights
Australians whose flights are cancelled should be entitled to a full refund, while passengers who suffer more than three hours’ disruption should get help to book another option.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Search to resume for MH370 wreckage on ‘no-find-no-fee’ basis
Malaysia has agreed to reopen the search for the wreckage more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.
- by Ashley Tang
The world’s busiest air routes for 2024 named
The Sydney-Melbourne run is dominated by two airlines, which were boosted after a third, Rex, collapsed in July.
- by Craig Platt
Two years to take-off: Inside Sydney’s new international airport terminal
Passengers are expected to be walking through the major new terminal by the 2026 Christmas holidays, offering an alternative to the city’s incumbent airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
‘Shoot them down’: Thousands report mysterious drones above New Jersey
Locals, politicians and Donald Trump are all demanding answers about mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey that have sparked a raft of conspiracy theories.
- by Mike Catalini and Hallie Golden
Light plane crash caught on camera
In January 2017, a Cessna 172 piloted by Les Woodall crashes on Middle Island, a remote beach in Queensland, killing one of the passengers.
Opinion
Opinion
Can things get any worse for Australia’s third-biggest airline?
The federal government handed it an $80 million lifeline last month, but it should have imposed stricter conditions on Rex before handing over the money.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Regional Express Holdings
ASIC briefed government about Rex investigation before $80m lifeline
The corporate regulator warned Treasurer Jim Chalmers it was investigating Regional Express for misleading conduct before the Commonwealth bailed out the collapsed airline.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Virgin Australia
Can this union veto Virgin’s potential choice of CEO?
Unions in most industries wouldn’t consider buying into an owner or board’s right to appoint a chief executive. But aviation industrial relations stands apart.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Webjet sued for allegedly misleading customers on airfare prices
Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog has launched Federal Court action against the online travel booking site, accusing it of misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.
- by David Swan
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