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Boeing will be required to spend at least $US455 million to bolster its compliance and safety programs.

China’s risky move to ban Boeing’s planes

China has told its domestic airlines not to order Boeing planes or US parts. That will hurt America’s biggest exporter of manufactured goods and could damage China’s own aviation ambitions.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Hostesses model 1960s Pucci uniforms in front of Lockheed’s supersonic transport full-size mockup.

Best dressed in the sky: The top 7 airline uniforms of all time

Passengers may have abandoned “sky style” in favour of yoga pants and pyjamas but airline uniforms have always set the design bar high. Here are the top seven best uniforms of all time. And yes, Qantas made the cut.

  • Damien Woolnough
The US alliance will still be a significant net benefit for Australia and will remain our most important security relationship.

Tariff war could put brakes on post-COVID travel surge

Sharemarket plunges and a weaker dollar, sparked by Donald Trump’s trade war, may prompt more people to stay home rather than head overseas.

  • Chris Zappone
Pilot Grant Johns.

Jetstar pilot stood down from flying after assault charge

Grant Johns, 39, has vowed to contest allegations against him.

  • Erin Pearson and Chris Zappone
Video footage shows a helicopter plummeting into the Hudson River.

‘Falling apart’ midair: Helicopter plunges into New York’s Hudson River, killing six

A family of Spanish tourists, including three children, and the pilot died when the aircraft broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the river.

  • Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz and Ted Shaffrey
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How premium economy became the hottest real estate in the air

Demand for business seats has not fully recovered in the post-COVID world. Demand for premium economy, however, has never been stronger.

  • Chris Zappone
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Cabin crew and ground staff Air NZ uniforms featuring the Kōwhai print by designer Emilia Wickstead and artist Te Rangitu Netana.

A favourite designer of Princess Catherine brings a regal look to airline’s new uniforms

Emilia Wickstead has taken a break from dressing Princess Catherine to creating a uniform for her national airline, filled with Maori significance.

  • Damien Woolnough
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Virgin poised to refund 61,000 customers for pricing error on ticket changes

The airline said the transactions occurred when tickets were repriced in response to customers making changes to their itinerary.

  • Chris Zappone
Police attended the aircraft on landing and arrested a 45-year-old man.

Man allegedly attempted to open plane door on flight to Sydney

Passengers and crew had to restrain a man from opening the doors of a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney on Saturday.

  • Harriet Alexander and Sally Rawsthorne
The new Qantas first-class suite planned for its A350 ultra-long range flights.

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could take passengers over the Arctic

The extraordinary range of the Airbus A350-1000 ULR – for “ultra-long range” – will give Qantas passengers the ability to skip time-consuming stops and fly direct from Australia to any point on the globe.

  • Chris Zappone

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