HNA ‘open’ to Virgin stake sale
China’s HNA Group is reported to be receiving expressions of interest for its 19.8pc stake in Virgin Australia Holdings.
Aviation
Joyce has pay wings clipped
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has had to make do with a significantly lower salary in the 2018 financial year.
Qantas CEO’s pay nosedives
A sharp drop in share-based incentives has more than halved Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s remuneration package for 2018.
Air safety breach ‘endangered all’
A serious safety oversight has stunned many in Australia’s aviation industry.
Piloting with drones
Pilot and drone business operator Mitch Bannink is blown away by the speed of the fledgling industry’s advancement.
Striving for gender balance
Female pilots will fly straight through the glass ceiling as airlines set their sights on women recruits.
Race for Qantas pilot academy
Regional towns are battling it out to secure the lucrative addition of one of two new Qantas pilot academies.
Toughest landing of all
I have always been of the opinion that the single most demanding flying skill is that of landing on an aircraft carrier at night.
Shrinking feeling in plane toilets
The ascent of the small plane toilet means cramped air passengers may find busting out of the loo as much of a problem as busting to use it.
Airline’s ‘serious’ safety oversight
Forgotten probe covers designed to keep out wasps and marked ‘remove before flight’ forced Malaysia Airlines’ Brisbane landing emergency.
Wrong wiring forced diversion
The cause of a fire in an Etihad Airways’ jet that forced the passenger flight to divert to Adelaide has been revealed.
Traffic snarls costing airport
Sydney’s road traffic congestion continues to be a thorn in the side of the city’s airport operator.
Jet emergency sparks reform
The Queensland Government Air Wing has introduced new training in the wake of an emergency involving the police jet.
Air crash report ‘full of holes’
A report on last month’s fatal Convair crash involving two Australian pilots is full of mistakes, aviation officials say.
Pilot blames CASA for licence loss
A Qantas pilot is suing the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for defamation for sharing damaging ‘anonymous complaint’.
Pilot’s emotional final farewell?
Investigators may be trying to clear MH370’s captain of suspicion, but the facts point straight to him.
Matthews named CASA chair
Industry veteran Tony Matthews has been named as the new chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Pallot taxies to career end
Sunshine Coast Airport chief executive Peter Pallot believes regional air services could be in much better shape than they are.
Plane depressurises mid-flight
An investigation is underway after a Qantas-owned cargo plane depressurised mid-flight, rendering one of the pilots unconscious.
AirAsia strafes Adelaide fees
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has hit out at Adelaide Airport over “high charges,” warning routes won’t get off the ground.
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