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Contractors work on the new airport metro line.

Late opening for $11 billion metro line to Sydney’s new international airport

The delayed opening of the 23-kilometre metro line means the first passengers to touch down at the new airport will be denied the chance to catch a train.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Labor says it will buy the failed airline if no private bidder emerges.

Rex needs an owner, Virgin a CEO, Qantas needs to fly under the radar

Australian aviation isn’t just an industry – it’s a messy headline. And it’s now a sector which is far too influenced by non-shareholders – its major union and the federal government.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The corporate regulator warned Treasurer Jim Chalmers in secret briefings it had become increasingly concerned about the corporate governance of beleaguered airline Rex.

ASIC had raised ‘increasing concerns’ about Rex with the government

Hours after Rex went into administration, the watchdog told Treasurer Jim Chalmers it was probing the airline for deceiving investors about its profitability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
While the airline’s woes are largely of its own making, regional Australia’s reliance on Rex makes it a politically sensitive issue coming into this year’s election.

Albanese government says it will acquire collapsed Rex Airlines if no other buyers emerge

The move would make it the first Australian government to own an airline since Qantas was privatised in the 1990s.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Mike Foley
Rescue and salvage crews work near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River, seen from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scuba divers fight hypothermia to recover plane crash victims

The families of those killed in Wednesday’s midair collision in Washington have visited the site of the disaster, as scuba divers work in frigid waters nearby to retrieve the victims.

  • David Martin, Michael Sisak and Claudia Lauer
An American Airlines airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Crash data suggests helicopter flew too high, plane tried to climb in last second

One second before impact, pilots of the American Airlines plane had a “verbal reaction” and the plane increased its pitch – indicating they pulled back on the controls, trying to climb.

  • Michael Koziol
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Dashcam video of Philadelphia crash.

Seven confirmed dead after jet crashes into Philadelphia suburb

At least seven people died when a medical plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday, including six Mexicans aboard the plane and one person who was on the ground, officials said on Saturday.

New, clearer video has emerged of the deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington, showing the chopper and jet appearing to meet at essentially a right angle over the Potomac River.

New vision emerges of midair collision as Trump says helicopter flew too high

Video of the deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington shows the aircraft appearing to meet at essentially a right angle just outside the airport.

  • Michael Koziol

Staffing of air control centre ‘not normal’ at time of Washington air crash

A preliminary report says staff were responsible for both planes and helicopters, instead of the duties being separate.

  • Michael Koziol
The remains of the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, which collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter.

What to know about the deadly crash between a jet and a helicopter

The collision occurred in one of the world’s most tightly controlled airspaces. Here is what else is known.

  • Hallie Golden and Dave Collins

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