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The aerial search for pilot Bob Bramley and his aircraft in waters off the NT is being scaled back. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumSearch for sea-crash pilot and plane scaled back

Aerial searches for a missing pilot and his plane that crashed off remote islands have been suspended as divers continue to scan the suspected crash zone.

Lloyd Jones

Virgin Australia chief executive Dave Emerson.

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Virgin boss says ‘no plans’ to copy Jetstar’s baggage charge

Virgin Australia won’t be following its budget rival in charging economy passengers for carry-on luggage after emerging from the Middle East war-induced jet fuel price crisis virtually unscathed.

Rebecca Le May

The final big week of the latest earnings reporting season is drawing to a close.

MarketsPremiumEarnings wrap: MinRes record as Qantas copes with fuel hit

Thursday’s earnings season reports were a bumper crop of big numbers, with miners boosted by buoyant prices and even eye-watering fuel bills failing to take the shine off the Flying Kangaroo’s result.

Rebecca Le May

A mechanical issue has forced a Jetstar flight to divert back to Perth after less than an hour in the air. 

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Plane diverted to Perth Airport over suspected engine issue

A mechanical issue has forced a Jetstar flight to divert back to Perth after less than an hour in the air. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Aircraft debris has been found in waters off remote islands where a pilot is missing after a crash. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumPolice believe sea crash pilot did not survive

Aircraft debris has been found in remote waters off northern Australia, with police saying they don't believe the young pilot survived a crash into the sea.

Lloyd Jones

Vanessa Hudson, chief executive of Qantas.

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Qantas capacity cuts to endure as fleet overhaul unveiled

Qantas will keep domestic flight capacity lower through to 2027 after taking a massive profit hit from record jet fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.

Rebecca Le May

Alliance, Qantas, Virgin and Skippers Fokker 100s at Perth Airport.

AviationPremiumFIFO flight operator seeks $40m for ‘reset’ as debt climbs

Alliance Aviation has embarked on an equity raising as it seeks to strengthen its balance sheet and turn around its fortunes, slashing costs and cutting jobs.

Rebecca Le May

The data was taken from the Flight Centre website and averaged across May, for travel booked in March.

AviationPremiumUS war on Iran costs Flight Centre $60m in one quarter

The travel group has taken a big hit from conflict in the Middle East but sees promising signs of a leisure division rebound.

Rebecca Le May

A search continues for a pilot whose plane crashed into the sea off the Northern Territory coast. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumDivers join search for pilot who crashed into the sea

A search has resumed for a pilot whose light plane crashed into the sea off the Northern Territory coast, with fears held for his safety.

Lloyd Jones

Rescuers are searching a remote part of the Northern Territory where a light plane has crashed. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumSearch for light plane seen crashing into the sea

A maritime search is under way near a remote island after witnesses on a vessel reporting seeing a light aircraft crash into the sea.

Lloyd Jones

There were no survivors among the wreckage when the safari helicopter crashed in Kenya. (EPA PHOTO)

AviationPremiumSeven killed in safari helicopter crash in Kenya

Seven people, including five Americans, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in Kenya.

NICHOLAS KOMU

Airfares from Perth to Broome, where you can enjoy a camel ride on Cable Beach, start from $169.

TravelQantas slashes WA fares in massive blockbuster sale

Travellers have been offered a major airfare bonanza, with Qantas slashing the price of flights across Australia and WA as part of its biggest domestic sale of the year.

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Jandakot Airport announced the runways would close from sunset.

AviationWA’s busiest airport to shut after lightning damages runways

WA’s busiest airport will be forced to close its runways for at least tonight after a lightning strike damaged ‘almost all’ of the taxi and runway lights required to guide planes during take-off and landing. 

Caleb Runciman

Jetstar will start charging passengers up to $82 for carry-on luggage.

AviationPremiumWA travellers outraged over Jetstar’s ‘ridiculous’ bag fee

Local travellers are threatening to turn their backs on Jetstar following a controversial policy shift that will see passengers charged up to $82 to use overhead lockers for carry-on luggage.

Caitlin Vinci and Brooke Rolfe

An investigation has been launched as to why a Qantas jet was cleared to cross Sydney Airport’s main runway while another aircraft was landing, amid reports of staffing woes in the air traffic control tower.

AviationTerrifying near miss between Qantas jets revealed

An investigation has been launched as to why a Qantas jet was cleared by air traffic control to cross Sydney Airport’s main runway while another aircraft was landing.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Jetstar to start charging passengers for carry-on in major overhaul.

JETSTAR BAGGAGEVideoPremium‘Absurd’: Passengers fume over Jetstar bag fee

Many said they would rather pay for a higher one-off Qantas fare than pay for using an overhead locker.

Sarah Keszler

A piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on track to crash into the moon. (AP PHOTO)

AviationPremiumPiece of SpaceX rocket due to crash into the moon

The upper section of one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets is due to hit the moon, officials say.

Joey Roulette

Qantas said the talks were only at an early stage and no decisions had been made.

AviationPremiumQantas jobs bound for India as outsourcing talks begin

Hundreds of Qantas jobs in Australia could be moved offshore after the national carrier revealed it was in talks with a digital technology and management consulting firm about outsourcing back office roles.

Daniel Newell

The ADF members who died in the 2023 tragedy, remembered during an earlier hearing. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AviationPremiumDefence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash

Senior Australian Defence Force officers have rejected accusations the department has shifted blame over the Taipan helicopter crash that killed four soldiers.

Tess Ikonomou

Zinc Airlines is rattling the tin to fund a launch in Australia

AviationPremiumEx-Qantas exec hits up US backer to fund new Aussie airline

A former Qantas executive trying to launch a new low-cost airline in Australia is in talks with a potential cornerstone investor in the US as part of a plan to raise more than $250 million.

Angus Whitley

Both pilots miraculously walked away alive from the crash in 2023.

AviationVideoPremiumNear-fatal WA crash triggers nationwide firefighting revamp

New national safety standards mandating minimum drop heights for firefighting aircraft have been introduced to address gaps exposed by a near-fatal Boeing 737 crash in WA’s South West.

Charlton Hart

An artist’s impressions of the Perth Airport expansion, which is slated for completion in 2031.

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Perth’s three landing strip system to offer ‘noise sharing’

Perth Airport has revealed technical details of a new runway being built as part of the estate’s massive redevelopment, including its jumbo thickness.

Rebecca Le May

Travellers could face delays and disruptions at Perth Airport on Friday morning, with aviation screening officers planning to walk off the job.

WA NewsPremiumAirport workers to walk off job, travellers warned of delays

Travellers could face delays and disruptions at Perth Airport on Friday morning, with aviation screening officers planning to walk off the job.

Bethany Hiatt

A terrified wife has revealed the desperate moments she clung to her husband’s legs as he was almost sucked head-first out of a Ryanair plane after a cabin window blew out mid-flight.

World NewsVideoWife saves husband from being sucked out of plane window

A terrified wife has revealed the desperate moments she clung to her husband’s legs as he was sucked head-first out of a plane after a cabin window blew out mid-flight.

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