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Aviation
Air Vanuatu in ‘dire’ straits with debts of $110m
Australian liquidators appointed to Air Vanuatu say the airline’s financial position is ‘dire’ with debts of $110m.
The $100 offer for Australian passport renewal
There will soon be a new option to fast-track passport applications, as the passport office reveals where Australians are most likely to have their travel documents stolen.
Qantas, Virgin Australia laud ‘green budget’
Airlines have lauded a series of budget measures which should finally help deliver domestic production of green jet fuel, safeguarding travellers from big fare hikes.
Formal offers for Bonza sought by week’s end
Administrators of failed budget carrier Bonza are seeking formal offers for the airline by the end of the week.
‘Low demand’: Qantas axes flights to mainland China
The flying kangaroo is axing its only flights into mainland China due to half empty planes but will add another international route in its place.
Where international airfares are finally falling
The long-awaited fall in international economy airfares has finally arrived with Flight Centre data showing prices down as much as 21 per cent on these popular routes.
Hero pilot safely belly lands crippled light plane | WATCH
A tense four hours in the air for a crippled aircraft has ended with a textbook wheels up landing by the ‘hero’ pilot.
Calm pilot’s ‘textbook’ belly landing
A pilot has been praised after a plane with a broken landing gear circling a major regional Australian airport landed safely.
Calm pilot’s ‘textbook’ belly landing
A pilot has been praised after a plane with a broken landing gear circling a major regional Australian airport landed safely.
Qantas blames ‘systems change’ on app privacy breach
The airline, led by Vanessa Hudson, says a major data breach impacting the Qantas app has now been resolved and has apologised to customers.
Bonza vows to ‘fight this’ after appointing administrators
Bonza has vowed to ‘fight this’ after its small fleet of aircraft was repossessed, forcing the budget airline into voluntary administration.
Bonza’s three big mistakes were there for all to see
The airline which promised the world had its wings clipped from its much-delayed start.
Bonza’s collapse as chaos behind wealthy owner revealed
Bonza’s whole image is of an Aussie battler keeping fares down by taking on the big boys of aviation. But its backers are in Miami – and have plenty of problems of their own.
Furious Bonza passengers left chasing refunds on hotline
Chaos remains for Bonza customers with some still able to use the airline’s app even after planes were grounded, while others were left chasing new flights and refunds.
What’s next for Bonza?
Bonza announced on Tuesday afternoon that it was going into voluntary administration. What’s next for the embattled budget airline?
The big dollar difference between Qantas and Virgin
Qantas is making twice as much revenue as Virgin Australia on one of the world’s most lucrative routes, raising questions over the airline’s mid-market strategy.
Qantas reveals blueprint for return to reliability
The country’s largest airline wants and needs to restore customer confidence in its performance. Here, it explains why cancellations occur and why they’re a last resort.
Qantas punctuality hits 13-month high as Jetstar cancellations dive
Airlines are edging closer to pre-Covid-19 levels of reliability, driven by improved performance by budget carriers, as Qantas has its best month in more than a year despite strike action.
Virgin signs deal with DiDi in play for frequent flyers
DiDi users will now earn Velocity Frequent Flyer points on every trip in a new deal announced between Virgin and the rideshare company.
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