Aussie sues Qatar Airways after airport fall
An elderly woman’s ill-fated trip to a smoking room at Hamad Airport has triggered a lawsuit against Qatar Airways.
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Qantas gets new pilots’ pay deal over the line
Short haul pilots with Qantas have agreed to accept a new deal that will see them paid up to 25 per cent more and even when their flight is cancelled.
Experts not hopeful new MH370 search will succeed
A third search for missing Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370 appears poised to begin in the Southern Indian Ocean.
Has Virgin stolen the Qantas crown?
After playing second fiddle for so long, Virgin Australia has claimed two key victories over Qantas this week. So is the smaller airline now the bigger success story? HAVE YOUR SAY
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First strike: airline battles engineers’ demands for $20m in extra wages
An airline faced with its first industrial action in 23 years has lashed out at laws ‘emboldening unions to make ridiculous wage demands’.
PM’s promise to buy Rex ‘a waste of taxpayer money’
Regional airlines have stepped up calls to be part of a ‘market-led solution’ for the Rex failure, as the government promises to nationalise the carrier in the absence of a buyer.
New airline to compete with Qantas and Cathay
Competition on the busy Sydney-Hong Kong route is about to increase, giving travellers a third option.
‘Vital’: Big call on move to own Rex
A major union has welcomed the federal government’s promise to keep beleaguered Rex Airlines flying in regional and remote Australia.
‘Vital’: Big call on move to own Rex
A major union has welcomed the federal government’s promise to keep beleaguered Rex Airlines flying in regional and remote Australia.
Virgin’s preparations for pets on planes at full throttle
Virgin Australia will assign two rows on selected flights as ‘pet friendly’ as the airline prepares to trial pooches on planes.
Sky-high meal costs give airlines food for thought
Nothing says more about an airline’s investment in customers than the in-flight meal, with rising costs making it harder for carriers to meet passengers’ high expectations.
Virgin’s owners resume CEO hunt
Virgin Australia’s owners will resume the search for a new CEO a year after it began, following the withdrawal of frontrunner Paul Jones.
Australia’s ‘best beach’ not one for the faint hearted
Tourism Australia has travelled a long way south to pick the nation’s best beach for 2025, bestowing the title on not just one but a series of them.
Suburb to ‘go to war’ over ‘mega-hostel’
Plans for a $13 million build in a Sydney suburb has left locals horrified, with neighbours vowing to “go to war” over the project.
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