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Cabin crew on this Qantas superjumbo deliver less-than-super service

My choice of meal has run out and one of the crew is so indifferent that she makes no acknowledgement nor eye contact when serving me.

  • Jenny Hewett

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A fume event on a US plane over Cuba.

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
The interchange connects the M12 motorway to the widened M7.

Major spaghetti junction to Sydney’s new airport set to open to drivers

The opening of the interchange linking the new M12 motorway to the M7 comes four months before the first passenger flights take off at Western Sydney Airport.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Firefighter Amber Murphy behind the wheel of one of the new state-of-the-art trucks at Western Sydney Airport.

‘Snozzle’ at the ready: State-of-the-art fire station set for Sydney’s new airport

Firefighters are readying the new station and gigantic trucks for the first cargo flights late next month, followed by passenger aircraft three months later.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max departs Vancouver International Airport.

Air Canada pilot accused of flying for 17 years without proper licence

The 59-year-old pilot faces seven charges, including fraud, forging documents and public mischief.

  • Mack Liederman
Jetstar will be the first airline to take off from Western Sydney Airport on October 25.

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
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Watch as near-new Lufthansa 787’s front landing gear fails at airport

The Lufthansa’s landing gear collapsed while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport, injuring several people and causing damage to the almost factory-fresh airliner.

  • Siddharth Philip
Zinc Airlines hopes to enter the market on the ultra-low-cost carrier segment.

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
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Palm Beach on Monday.

‘Trump Airport’ could be a new cash cow for the president’s empire

For the first time, an airport will be named after a sitting president – and the Trump family is poised to benefit.

  • Mary Ellen Klas
The new Airbus A350-1000 ULR will be capable of flying 18,000 kilometres, staying in the air for up to 22 hours.

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