Recordbreaking intrastate passenger numbers through Perth Airport are prompting airlines to expanded their WA fleets
Geoffrey Thomas
Qantas has launched a world-first ‘green tier’ program to reward frequent flyers who make sustainable choices at home and when they travel, and further its ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050.Â
The head of Russia's space agency says astronauts on the International Space Station were not put in danger by the shooting down of an old satellite.
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Virgin Australia has signed up for seven more Boeing 737-800NGs and has advised all staff that they will be re-employed by December.
It seems that Australians love collecting frequent flyer points, but what’s the best way to maximise the value from all the collecting when WA’s international borders remain firmly shut?
Fran Hughes
A light plane has crashed into the ocean at a popular Perth beach, with two people aboard managing to swim to safety without injuries.
Following two 737 MAX crashes in the space of five months in 2018-19 that killed 346 people, Boeing has reached a $A321.6 million proposed settlement.
David Shepardson
Qantas is set to take off, says chairman Richard Goyder, despite the airline enduring a horrid 18 months during which it enjoyed just 30 days without travel restrictions.
The Qantas boss has taken a subtle swipe at Western Australia when he joined the Prime Minister to make a major announcement about international travel.
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At least two people have been killed after a small plane crashed in a residential street in a densely populated suburb of San Diego in California.
Julie Watson
A 25-year aviation industry veteran will launch a new Australian airline next year, one that promises to fly the routes others forget - with Perth to Byron Bay one of those mooted.
A twin-engine Russian plane carrying a group of skydivers has crashed in the country's west, killing 16 people, the Emergencies Ministry says.
Qantas and Emirates are to roll-over their extensive code-share partnership for another five years with an option for a further five, taking it through to 2033.
Qantas has accused some domestic airports of ‘very aggressively’ attempting to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue by ramping up passenger fees and charges.
Daniel Newell
Qantas has scrapped the Perth-London non-stop flight until April next year and is delaying the restart of some domestic flights out of WA based on assumptions around border restrictions.
A transport plane has crashed in Russia's far east, with all six aboard believed to have been killed.
Three homes have been damaged and two pilots injured after their military jet crashed in a Texas suburb.
A small cargo plane has crashed in Indonesia's Papua province, killing all three people aboard.
Ahmad Pathoni
A plane crash in Greek waters has killed a prosecution witness in the corruption trial of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Australia’s competition watchdog has grounded plans for an alliance between Qantas and Japan Airlines, saying the tie-up would likely shut other operators out of the market.
Four people are confirmed dead after a small plane carrying 16 people had to make an emergency landing in a forest of southern Siberia.
Twenty years since the collapse of an aviation icon, Geoffrey Thomas examines the changing business forces that proved too daunting for an Aussie favourite.
Perth to Launceston nonstop flights from $149 is the promise from Virgin Australia, which will launch a three times weekly service to the Tasmanian tourist mecca from November.
Relatives of MH17 victims are giving testimony at the murder trial of four fugitive suspects accused of carrying out the missile attack on the plane.
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