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The 747-8, the last version of the jumbo jet, which went out of production in 2022.

Jumbo jets have almost disappeared, but one airline is sticking with them

There are now only about 50 passenger 747s still flying around the world. Half of them are with just one airline.

  • Iain Macauley

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Plane evacuation, Denver

Passengers flee smoking plane on emergency slide at Denver airport

Dramatic footage showed passengers fleeing the aircraft, some clutching hand baggage and small children.

  • Mingson Lau and Jeff Martin
Passengers have had to flee their smoking jet on emergency slides after an apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport.
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Passengers run for safety after American Airlines plane aborts takeoff

Passengers have had to flee their smoking jet on emergency slides after an apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport.

Now, more than 20 years after its final flight, Ansett Australia is making a comeback.
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Ansett Australia is back for travellers. But not as you knew it

It was the nation’s second-largest airline. It’s now making an AI-powered comeback.

  • David Swan
The aerobridge struck the Fiji Airways Boeing 737 late Saturday night at Brisbane Airport.

Brisbane aerobridges strike again, this time damaging a Fijian jet

In the third such accident in as many months, a Brisbane aerobridge has taken a swipe at a Fiji Airways plane, smashing into the cockpit.

  • Cameron Atfield
The fire breaks out on the Virgin flight.

The moment a battery caught fire on a Virgin flight

The Sydney to Hobart flight was 10 minutes from landing when the incident occurred. Virgin Australia says it is now considering changing rules on batteries.

  • Chris Zappone
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Virgin flight attendants act to put out a fire in an overhead bin on a flight from Sydney to Hobart on Tuesday. Credit: Pulse Tasmania.
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Fire breaks out aboard Virgin flight

Virgin flight attendants act to put out a fire in an overhead bin on a flight from Sydney to Hobart on Tuesday. Credit: Pulse Tasmania.

US President Donald Trump during a ceremony for the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4.

Trump’s ‘big new’ visa fee could slug thousands of Australian travellers

The US government is looking to impose a “visa integrity fee” from October, with those not eligible for the ESTA visa waiver in the firing line.

  • Chris Zappone
Passengers will never know about the amazing items of cargos that fly on commercial planes.

There are amazing things flying under your feet you’ll never know about

Racing pigeons hitching a lift alongside snakes? The cargo list given to pilots before a flight features a wild variety of things from interesting … to dangerous.

  • The Secret Pilot
Aircraft debris at the crash site of Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches after crash, adding to evidence against pilot

The airline and aviation authorities began checking the switches on Boeing jets after an earlier report into the horror crash in Ahmedabad found the switches had flipped from “run” to “cut-off”.

  • Nandan Mandayam

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