How to experience Europe in Australia
If you’re lusting after a European vacation but you can’t afford the flights, the solution to your vacation woes could be closer than you think.
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What’s behind the rise of solo travel?
Travelling solo is fast becoming the preferred way to see the world as travel companies rush to accommodate singles.
Pay deal averts air traffic control strike
Threatened industrial action by air traffic controllers is off the table after a new pay deal was agreed with Airservices Australia.
Airlines unite to fight ‘pay on delay’ laws
Carriers have come together in an attempt to shoot down proposed ‘pay on delay’ laws, saying a requirement to compensate for late flights will only drive up fares and undermine safety.
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Rex hails return of Chinese cadets to pilot academy
The company has restarted pilot training for Chinese airlines, despite not being able to find enough people to fly its own regional services.
100 drones a day in Sydney Airport no-fly zone
A sharp increase in drones flying in airport no-fly zones has commercial pilots on alert and the regulator erecting warning signs.
The airline offering ‘pet stamps’
While Aussie airlines are still refusing to welcome pets on board, other carriers have big rewards for passengers who regularly travel with their cat, dog or even bird.
Euro summer holiday ‘under threat from global warming’
Could climate change spell the end of the European summer holiday? One travel chief believes Australians will alter their plans in the years ahead.
Qantas denies ‘dictating’ to Canberra on Qatar
Qantas chief Alan Joyce has shot down claims the government is doing the airline’s bidding after rival carrier Qatar Airways was denied more flights into Australia.
Qantas crew in dark during 737-800 engine failure
The final report on a Qantas flight that suffered engine failure has revealed the cockpit voice recorder was ‘inadvertently’ wiped after the incident.
Albo’s 23yo son scores exclusive invite
The Prime Minister’s son, a 23-year-old university student, has been deemed worthy of a spot in “most exclusive club in the country”.
Minister’s anti-aircraft carbon plan riles aviation industry
The aviation industry has demanded Transport Minister Catherine King show it some support after she suggested high-speed rail would help decarbonise Australia and get planes out of the sky.
Qantas pilots come out swinging against sexist posts
The airline’s pilots have slammed as ‘deplorable’ sexist comments by some of their own about women pilots posted on a social media forum.
Major Brisbane flight path changes after resident outrage
The new measures would see more simultaneous day and night-time take offs and landings coming in and out over Moreton Bay.
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