Air Transport Industry

Qantas's decision to cut one regional South Australian route and suspend four others came as a shock to workers at regional airports. 

Australian airlines are halting entire routes and merging slots to ensure planes are full, as the aviation industry battles soaring jet fuel costs and likely supply uncertainty over the coming months.

Rising fuel costs due to the war in Iran see Qantas suspend Jetstar flights between Sydney and Busselton.

Qantas will cut domestic flights due to higher fuel costs and the uncertainty of the Middle East war, as it flags as much as $800 million in extra fuel costs.

A Fiji Airways flight from Sydney had to divert after bad weather from a tropical cyclone thwarted its attempts to land.

A modern version of a 1960s-era aircraft that can land on sea and snow was meant to be built in NSW, and then in the NT. But years later it still hasn’t taken off.

Australia imports most of its jet fuel from Asia, particularly China, Singapore and South Korea. But those countries rely on the Middle East for crude oil, meaning they are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of war. 

Beirut-Rafic Hariri Airport, Lebanon's gateway to the world, is still operating even as Israel bombards its surroundings.

Qantas will increase capacity on flights between Australia and Europe after Easter, which experts say may see the "kangaroo route" evolve.

US investigators are working to determine which of the airport's safety precautions failed and allowed the fire truck onto the runway, resulting in a collision that killed two pilots.

Jetstar announces it is reducing flights between Australia and New Zealand due to the rising cost of jet fuel as a result of the war in the Middle East.

Singapore Airlines put their first international flights from WSI on sale this morning, confirming the airline will be among the first to run from Sydney's new airport. 

Aviation analyst Geoffrey Thomas says once airline services return to normal through the Middle East, the airlines will be very keen to price encourage customers to come back to them and retain their place as major players in the global aviation market.

When eight people vanished without a trace in 1931, Australia's first major airline disaster became a 27-year mystery that gripped the nation, until a hiker's chance discovery changed everything. 

A light aircraft has crashed on a beach in central Broome, police say.

War-linked travel disruptions remain largely excluded under standard travel insurance policies, experts say.

John McGuigan was due to go back to work weeks ago in Manchester. He's still stuck in Australia using up all his work leave entitlements due to the war in the Middle East.

Qantas agrees to settle a class action ​related to flight credits issued during the COVID-19 ‌pandemic. 

The communities closest to Western Sydney International (WSI) say having no direct public transport route proves they are living in the new airport's shadow. 

Residents on the NSW South Coast are being asked to decide which model helicopter they want to replace Nowra's "chopper on a stick" landmark.