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A still from passenger Daniel Defina’s footage of the teenager being restrained by a Jetstar employee, Barry Clark and the pilot.

Safety breach probe at Avalon Airport as accused teen gunman fronts court

A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a Jetstar flight.

  • Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola

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Footage of the teenager being restrained after attempting to board the flight with a gun.

‘A gun, knives and a can of fuel’: Passengers recount terrifying moment when armed teen boarded flight

By the time Daniel Defina realised he was looking at a shotgun, shearer Barry Clark and a Jetstar pilot had already leapt into action.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Melissa Cunningham, Marta Pascual Juanola and Cameron Houston
A QantasLink Dash-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the serious incident at Mildura Airport.

Qantas plane hits lights after pilots mistake runway’s centre line

The aircraft ploughed through lights on the edge of the runway before it took off shortly before dawn last week.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Virgin Australia’s Dave Emerson.

New Virgin Australia chief pledges to follow path of predecessor

Dave Emerson will replace Jayne Hrdlicka, who announced she was stepping down a year ago, and ticks another box for the airline to be listed on the Australian sharemarket.

  • Chris Zappone
Qantas and Virgin Australia unlikely to engage in price war.

Cheaper airfares on domestic flights? Don’t hold your breath

Qatar Airways’ big stake in Virgin Australia is unlikely to spark price wars.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Finding cabin bag space on domestic flights in Australia has become a battle royale.

Why Qantas’ cabin revamp is a godsend for domestic travellers

I don’t care about new seats, carpets or lights on short flights. But one change Qantas is making will excite anyone who regularly flies domestically.

  • Craig Platt
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Cheaper airfares on cards as Virgin-Qatar deal gets the nod

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has approved Qatar Airways taking a 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia but has installed a couple of safeguards as well.

  • Supratim Adhikari
Vanessa Hudson, chief executive officer of Qantas, speaking during a news conference at the company’s hangar in Tullamarine.

‘Like new’: Qantas announces major upgrade along with $1.4b profit

The airline will pay shareholders its first dividend in six years after revealing a solid half-year profit on the back of robust travel demand.

  • Chris Zappone
People’s Liberation Army-Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu in the Solomon Sea. 

Coalition puts Albanese on notice over Chinese live-fire exercises

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of keeping Australians in the dark about exactly when the Chinese navy gave notice that they would conduct live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.

  • Matthew Knott
Flight divert gif

Chinese warships’ live fire warning forces planes to divert between Australia, NZ

The Australian government is demanding answers from Beijing after commercial flights had to divert over the Tasman Sea after they received last-minute alert of Chinese warship exercises.

  • Matthew Knott and Matt O'Sullivan

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