Aviation
First plane to touch down at Sydney’s new international airport
It will be a historic moment for the first major airport to be built in Australia since Melbourne’s Tullamarine more than 50 years ago.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Virgin boss says Qatar partnership will boost competition
Virgin Australia’s outgoing boss Jayne Hrdlicka says the airline would not be in a position to deliver long-haul services between Australia and Europe for at least the next six years without Qatar Airway’s support.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Jayne Hrdlicka
The big aviation wedge: Why the government can’t say no again to Qatar
It would be reckless for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to even try to deny Qatar’s application to buy a 25 per cent stake in Virgin.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Qatar Airways to take stake in Virgin Australia as it proposes Doha flights
Virgin says a 25 per cent stake would allow it to launch services to Doha, more than a year after Qatar Airways was rejected from doubling its flights to Australia.
- by Amelia McGuire
Sydney’s new air cargo link to the world rises out of the paddocks
Qantas is one of two large air freight operators to ink major deals with Western Sydney International Airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Opinion
Opinion
Babe, I just flew to Bali. It’s time for a booze limit on planes
It was only a six-hour journey, yet for some of the passengers starting their holiday, it was party time!
- by Anne Hyland
New Boeing will be the world’s longest, widest passenger plane
After years of delays, the Boeing 777-9 is finally set to take off with airlines next year. Here’s what passengers can expect.
- by John Arlidge
Surf, golf and a movie: The $475m Melbourne Airport reinvention to lure tourists
A golf driving range, hotel and cinemas are at the heart of a proposed $475 million development at Melbourne Airport aimed at drawing in thousands of tourists.
- by Adam Carey
Opinion
Opinion
I’m 82. Sydney’s domestic airport seems to hate me
I had to take a short flight from Wagga to Sydney. From the time of disembarking at the domestic terminal, however, things went downhill, metaphorically and physically.
- by Anne Ring
Jetstar to front NZ courts over alleged consumer misconduct
The looming legal action means Jetstar will be forced to front court on both sides of the Tasman over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and tens of thousands of flight cancellations.
- by Amelia McGuire
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