Chris Zappone
Chris Zappone is a senior reporter covering aviation and business. He is former digital foreign editor.
Bird strikes and fume incidents ruffle feathers for Boeing and aviation regulators
The software fix for the Boeing 737 Max 8 – some of which are flown in Australia – won’t reach the full global fleet until mid-2028.
- Chris Zappone
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The $2.5 trillion space invasion coming to Wall Street
This week’s SpaceX float is set to be the biggest in history and make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Here’s what you need to know.
- Chris Zappone
Jetstar flights lock in date for opening of Sydney’s new airport
The long-awaited launch of passenger flights to Western Sydney Airport will follow the start of cargo aircraft taking off from the new aviation hub next month.
- Matt O'Sullivan and Chris Zappone
The AI craze will soon hold even more sway over the world’s biggest sharemarket
As investors prepare for the biggest float in history, Wall Street’s performance is being tied more closely to artificial intelligence profits.
- Chris Zappone
The start-up airline hopeful eyeing off Australia’s market
Zinc Airlines aims to take advantage of the opening of Western Sydney International to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier bringing competition to the market.
- Chris Zappone
Qantas’ Project Sunrise plane completes first test flight over France
The war in the Middle East may bolster the business case for the aircraft, which will be able to travel at least 1000 kilometres further than existing A350s.
- Chris Zappone
Investors want out of Musk’s SpaceX gamble. They may not have a choice
Elon Musk’s $2.5 trillion dream is about to hit Australia’s investing public – whether they like it or not.
- Chris Zappone
New consumer protections would undermine Jetstar’s ‘existence’: CEO
Representatives from the airlines suggested the new legislation could worsen consumer outcomes on flights and drive up prices.
- Chris Zappone
New tech could destroy the quiet of plane cabins. One designer wants to preserve it
Tom Eaton has developed a future solution to what could well be a future problem – noisy passengers on Wi-Fi calls in the cabin.
- Chris Zappone
Qantas’ Project Sunrise plane to be delayed until 2027
Airbus has confirmed that the delivery of the first A350-1000ULR, built especially for Qantas, will be delayed until next year due to supply chain issues.
- Chris Zappone