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A Virgin aircraft’s engine caught fire on Monday evening

Virgin flight makes emergency landing after engine issue

Emergency services were called to Melbourne Airport after crew on a Virgin Australia flight reported an engine issue.

  • Carla Jaeger

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Some airlines will let you check in as much as 46 kilograms, even if you’re flying economy class.

Want to beat the luggage police? Choose the right airline

Some airlines will charge you if you’re a tiny bit over the weight limit. Others can be incredibly generous or have no weight limits at all.

  • Michael Gebicki
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
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
Virgin Australian is laying off some of its corporate staff.

Virgin Australia cuts corporate staff as costs spiral for airlines

The job cuts come as the aviation industry grapples with higher jet fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict.

  • Chris Zappone
Virgin’s one stop bag drop.

‘Friction-free’: Virgin calls time on the check-in kiosk

Passengers will now be able to walk directly to the bag drop, tag their luggage and leave. That’s good for the airline and airports, leaving passengers with more time to shop.

  • Chris Zappone
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Qantas and Virgin have started a promotions battle to woo customers and fill seats on their domestic flights.

Points! Status! Virgin, Qantas woo travellers with loyalty deals

Competition between the two airlines to keep domestic flights full is heating up, while the international fuel crisis plays out.

  • Chris Zappone
Fume events are a known issue in the aviation sector.

Danger in the air: Fume events haunt flight crew

Flight attendants, pilots, even passengers have been affected by neurotoxins in the air supply of commercial jet aircraft. They’re calling for change.

  • Chris Zappone
Qantas is extending cuts to domestic flights by three months and Jetstar is cutting flights to New Zealand as the fuel crisis from the US-Iran war continues to bite.

Qantas, Jetstar extend domestic cuts, trim NZ flights as fuel crisis bites

But the airline is adding flights between Australia and Europe as the global industry grapples with fuel price shock.

  • Chris Zappone
Western Sydney Airport.

Sydney flight path shake-up locked in as cargo planes set to land at new airport

The changes are designed to make room for aircraft using the $6 billion Western Sydney Airport.

  • Matt O'Sullivan