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Australian tourist numbers back to pre-pandemic levels

Australian tourist numbers back to pre-pandemic levels

The number of Australians returning from holidays has rebounded to levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airport scrutiny follows 'inside job' helicopter crash

Airport scrutiny follows 'inside job' helicopter crash

Airport scrutiny follows 'inside job' helicopter crash

Airport scrutiny follows 'inside job' helicopter crash

Security of airports remains in focus after a "misappropriated" chopper crashed into a CBD hotel, with one aviation expert saying a review would be worthwhile.

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

'Too many cooks': NSW avoids Rex bailout discussions

As embattled regional airline Rex works on a bailout package with the federal government, its home state is not getting involved in the financial talks.

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A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

A bird? Plane? It's an autonomous electric flying taxi

Catching a ride to a faraway place could involve a small aircraft with no pilot in future, experts say, as regulations race to catch up with the technology.

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex

An asset sale program has been launched at troubled regional airline Rex in a desperate bid to keen the heavily indebted carrier flying .

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Embattled Rex has received significant interest from potential buyers, administrators say, as the regional carrier battles to stay in the air.

Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights due to Middle East

Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights due to Middle East

Qantas will once again divert flights from Perth to London through Singapore due to rising tensions in the Middle East.

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Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Joyce 'command and control' ends with Qantas clawback

Alan Joyce has had millions in shares clawed back by Qantas, the airline he led for almost 15 years, after a turbulent nosedive into a reputational crisis.

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Cash-strapped Rex Airlines appears set to receive a government bailout, but an administrator appointed to the carrier says it could still survive without one.

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australia-US satellite, travel plans cleared to land

Australians who regularly visit the US will soon find it easier to enter the country. The government also signed on to a US-led satellite mapping program.

New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

New manager sought to oversee coveted airport slots

Reform of slot allocations for airlines to land at Australia's busiest airport is under way after the government was accused of dithering on the changes.

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

Advisors called in as taxpayer bailout weighed for Rex

The federal government has engaged three external consultants as it considers its options in coming to the aid of cash-strapped regional carrier Rex.

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

PM downplays airline duopoly as Rex waits for lifeline

A competition tsar has taken issue with the prime minister's suggestion that regional airline Rex engineered its own demise by targeting capital-city routes.

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.

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Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines has gone into voluntary administration and cancelled all flights between major airports.

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Three firms have teamed up to investigate the creation of a sustainable aviation fuel industry in Brisbane as demand for renewable options booms.

Cyber experts say vetting failed before global crash

As the world reboots and transport, governments and businesses return to normal, experts take in what might have been the world's biggest IT failure.

Software error disrupts flights, banks, media worldwide

A faulty update to widely used cybersecurity software has knocked airlines, media companies, banks and telecoms offline around the world.

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AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

The AFL has complained to a charter company after one of its teams was left without water after take-off, leaving crews to scoop toilet waste into bins.

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

A spontaneous manoeuvre to create a "good filming opportunity" led to a mid-air collision between two former military jets, killing a pilot and cameraman.

Controversial ‘travel tax’ behind border security boost

International travellers leaving Australia are being charged more as the government seeks to defray the increasing cost of biosecurity.

Union acted 'reasonably' in dispute with Qantas: court

A court has ruled the union representing long-haul pilots working for Qantas was not unreasonable in blocking the airline's request to pursue external hires.

Questions remain over Melbourne airport rail link

Questions remain over the cost of Melbourne's long-awaited airport rail link, with a station set to be built above ground without a definite completion date.

Airport rail link deadlock broken yet long wait remains

A proposed airport rail link will not be ready any sooner than 2033 despite the operator relenting in its push for an underground station.

Australian icon tops list of birds pureed by planes

Galahs, flying foxes and magpies have topped the list of animals that have perished in aircraft strikes in Australia in the past decade.

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