Virgin posts third-quarter loss
Aviation giant says its soft result was impacted by weak consumer demand and uncertainty about the election.
Aviation
From top gun to top supplier
How Nova System’s Jim Whalley went from RAAF test pilot to CEO of a major defence contractor. WATCH
Military losses dent Boeing
Boeing has delivered a lower first quarter profit and revealed more costly stumbles with its newest military aircraft.
Air NZ exit no biofuel dampener
Any exit of Air New Zealand from Virgin Australia won’t dent the two airlines’ plans for a jet biofuel industry.
Airservices wants $100m in cuts
Airservices Australia will post a $10 million-plus loss this financial year after a $4.5m profit last year.
Groups plead for drastic reform
An alliance of Australia’s major aviation associations has called on the government to reform aviation regulations.
SpaceX Mars ‘as soon as 2018’
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to send an unmanned capsule to Mars, perhaps as soon as 2018.
Soccer fans spur Adelaide bonanza
The A-League grand final has seen airlines bring in larger planes to meet demand but airfares have also grown.
Why no more country town flights?
Thirty years ago nearly every rural and regional area was serviced by a regular commuter air service.
US bid to inspect foreign airports
US politicians have backed a bill that could allow officials to conduct unannounced inspections on foreign shores.
Musk plots 2018 Mars mission
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed the first details of his dream for private enterprise to colonise Mars.
Flying high: pilots who drink
The number of commercial pilots who tested positive for drugs or alcohol last year raises concerns about safe air travel.
Airport raises $1bn to cut debts
Sydney Airport has completed a $US900 million ($1.17bn) bond raising to help reduce its debt levels.
Airbus lands on Boeing territory
Building aircraft in the US will allow some of Airbus’s customers to tap Ex-Im for the first time.
Solar-powered plane lands
Experimental plane lands in California, finishing the ninth leg of its 13-leg journey.
Never been a better time to fly
Planning a trip to New York or London? You should be because airfares have hit a 20-year low as oil prices tumble.
Badgerys noise ‘to impact few’
Modelling for Sydney’s Badgerys Creek airport shows only 300 people would live under flightpaths considered unacceptably noisy.
United Continental profit drops
United Continental has reported that its first-quarter net income dropped 38 per cent from a year earlier.
Industry ‘tangled in red tape’
The aviation safety regulator’s treatment of Jabiru was savage and an example of the flaws facing the local industry.
No-fly zone will ‘cripple’ airport
A Labor plan to restrict night landings at a Sydney airport would economically cripple it, a businessman says.
Firms ‘priced out of hangars’
Soaring rents and onerous leasing conditions are pushing general aviation businesses to the brink of collapse.
Laying down the law on UAVs
Enforcement of drone regulations is the biggest issue facing the fledgling technology according to experts.
Philippines lobbies for Cebu
The Philippines Government is lobbying airlines to introduce direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Cebu.
Drones regulation needed
This week a British Airways A320 was apparently struck by a drone as it landed at Heathrow.
Smith to outlay $1m for air race
Dick Smith is planning an air race from England to Australia to spur innovation in electric-powered aeroplanes.
What Airservices covered up
Details of trips to Paris that Airservices Australia tried to suppress show its executives spent more than $40,000.
Fingertip control for Jetstar
Jetstar is going paperless in a bid to save millions, but what exactly does the new technology mean for passengers?
Qantas dives as bookings tail off
Qantas shares fell to their lowest level in seven months yesterday after it reported unexpected softness in demand.
Qantas shares hit by slowdown
Qantas stock tumbled as economy and election worries pushed it to slash forecasts for domestic passenger growth.
British Airways jet ‘hit drone’
The inbound British Airways jet landed safely in what may be first such incident involving a major airline.
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