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There are no specific rules about how many toilets an airline needs to provide on board.

The 10 rules of plane toilet etiquette

Earlier this month, Qantas passengers on a nine-hour flight to Hong Kong were warned that three of the five toilets wouldn’t be working.

  • Michael Gebicki

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Qantas flies away from its legal fight with regulator.

Net zero mandates could make airfares too expensive for most: Qantas boss

The higher costs of clean fuel could push up airfares and make flying “something for the privileged,” Vanessa Hudson says.

  • Christopher Jasper
New cabin bins on Qantas planes will fit four 10kg wheelie bags above every three seats, leaving ample space for carry on luggage and making turnaround faster.

Bigger overhead bins and more: Qantas unveils new Airbus

Aviation experts say the 321XLR’s low-cost, long-range capability is a “real game-changer”.

  • Chris Zappone
Authorities are looking into how a fire at a power station could shut down the world’s fifth-busiest airport.

British government wants rigorous probe into Heathrow’s 18-hour power shutdown

Flights resumed a day after a fire knocked out power and shut Europe’s busiest airport, causing global travel chaos.

  • Rob Harris
London’s Heathrow Airport shut down due to ‘significant power outage’ after fire at nearby substation.

Flight chaos as ‘catastrophic’ fire cuts power to London’s Heathrow Airport

The fire at a nearby substation forced the world’s fifth-busiest airport to close for the day, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers as airlines cancelled or diverted flights.

Profits taking off: Qantas Airways.

Qantas, Virgin oppose ‘pay on delay’ for customers

Qantas’ domestic CEO told an inquiry into passenger rights that a compo scheme does “not deliver better outcomes for consumers”, as the Coalition’s Bridget McKenzie cited the airline’s “explicit breach of consumer trust”.

  • Chris Zappone
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ASIC chair Joe Longo.

Corporate watchdog wants Australian boards to do better

ASIC chair Joe Longo wants Australian companies to improve the overall quality of their boards, amid ongoing discussions in corporate Australia on the role of diversity policies.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

Qantas plane in urgent landing at Sydney after captain suffers chest pains

A first officer requested a priority landing at Sydney Airport on Monday morning as flight attendants prepared to use a defibrillator on the captain.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A QantasLink Dash-8 similar to the aircraft involved in the serious incident at Mildura Airport.

Qantas plane hits lights after pilots mistake runway’s centre line

The aircraft ploughed through lights on the edge of the runway before it took off shortly before dawn last week.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A Qantas Lockheed Constellation.

Seven stops, two weeks to London: Original ‘Kangaroo route’ revived

Tour company Captain’s Choice will use a Qantas A330 to recreate the original Australia-London connection, stopping in exotic locales along the way.

  • Julietta Jameson

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