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How Cyclone Tracy produced Australia's greatest airlift
It's been five decades since the year "Santa never made it into Darwin", when Cyclone Tracy devastated the Northern Territory capital in the wee hour…
1 year, 4 months ago
Australian Aviation's 2024 year in review
Twelve months is a long time in aviation, and 2024 has been longer than most – not least because of the ignominious collapse of two domestic airlines…
1 year, 5 months ago
The fight for disability rights on flights
A few months after the government's Aviation White Paper promised action on disability access in airports and planes, a new advocacy campaign is call…
1 year, 5 months ago
Virgin rolls ahead on Qatar deal
Virgin Australia's tie-up with Qatar Airways is gathering steam, with the ACCC giving interim approval to sell tickets on 28 weekly wet-leased servic…
1 year, 5 months ago
Top dollar in the Top End
Think your airfares are bad? Spare a thought for the people of Darwin, who according to a recent ABC Stateline report, are having to pay thousands of…
1 year, 5 months ago
Splitsville for Virgin and Etihad
It's official – after more than 10 years codesharing with Virgin Australia, Etihad has called it quits, announcing the tie-up will end next June irre…
1 year, 6 months ago
Rex's $80m life raft
It's been three-and-a-half months since Rex went into administration, and while the planes are still flying, so far the administrators have yet to fi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Inside the "Chairman's Lounge"
It's the book that's sent shockwaves through the aviation world: The Chairman's Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out, a deep dive into …
1 year, 6 months ago
Alan Joyce – hero or villain?
Alan Joyce may be gone, but his ghost continues to haunt the halls of Qantas HQ at Mascot, with new chairman John Mullen saying at last week's AGM th…
1 year, 6 months ago
And the Huey goes to…
It's BITRE season again, and while domestic aviation still lags the long-term averages, there's one figure where the industry is unexpectedly ahead: …
1 year, 6 months ago