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Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up

Creditors have voted to liquidate embattled airline Bonza with more than $110 million believed to be owed to creditors, workers, landlords and the tax office.

Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Attempts to have an underground train station at Melbourne Airport have taken another blow with a federal government-appointed mediator recommending against it.

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

'Golden lights': Virgin passenger recounts engine fire

A Virgin Australia flight bound for Melbourne was safely diverted to a New Zealand airport after an engine burst into flames, due to a bird strike.

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New Caledonia to reopen airport, shorten curfew

New Caledonia to reopen airport, shorten curfew

As deadly violence in New Caledonia continues to ebb, the French Pacific territory is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport.

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Farm waste may help power Australia's biofuel future

Tax breaks and emission targets will be considered as part of a consultation into Australia's emerging biofuel industry that could power air and road travel.

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

Entitlements up in the air as Bonza workers jettisoned

More than 300 Bonza workers have been sacked after administrators failed to find a buyer to bail out the grounded airline.

Fuel fault prompts probe after cancelled flights chaos

Fuel fault prompts probe after cancelled flights chaos

A refuelling issue that forced airlines to cancel almost 70 flights at Perth Airport has been resolved as attention turns to clearing a backlog of planes.

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Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Unclear why Outback Wrangler chopper crashed: regulator

Lawyers for Australia's aviation authority say it needs more information about what caused the helicopter crash that killed Outback Wrangler star Chris Wilson.

Sackings 'very likely' in pandemic crisis, Qantas says

Sackings 'very likely' in pandemic crisis, Qantas says

Sackings 'very likely' in pandemic crisis, Qantas says

Sackings 'very likely' in pandemic crisis, Qantas says

Qantas staff unlawfully fired in 2020 should get reduced compensation because they would have been fired in 2021 anyway, lawyers for the airline have argued.

Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run

A Virgin flight from Perth to Melbourne was turned around after a man allegedly ran naked through the plane and knocked over a crew member.

Labor could bend on airport rail if $7b offer stands

Labor could bend on airport rail if $7b offer stands

Labor could bend on airport rail if $7b offer stands

Labor could bend on airport rail if $7b offer stands

The Victorian government is willing to look at shifting its stance on an underground airport train station if it is privately funded, the deputy premier says.

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Out-of-pocket staff and other creditors of cash-strapped budget carrier Bonza will be better off if the company is sold rather than wound up, a court has heard.

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

The aircraft that encountered deadly turbulence flying over Myanmar has returned to Singapore after it was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing.

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Forty-three patients injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit deadly turbulence are being treated in three hospitals in Bangkok.

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No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines is adopting a more cautious approach to turbulence after a mid-air incident killed one person and left dozens critically injured.

Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

An Australian couple fears being left behind by the government after being stranded for weeks in riot-hit New Caledonia.

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

The Australian government has assisted at least 12 Australians and one permanent resident who were hospitalised in Bangkok after a flight hit deadly turbulence.

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

A Singapore Airlines jet carrying 56 Australians has fallen into an air pocket, causing severe turbulence and leaving a man dead of a suspected heart attack.

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Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Relieved passengers from the deadly Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Thailand after turbulence have started returning to Australia.

Union court claim for sacked Qantas staff 'unrealistic'

A union's claim that unlawfully retrenched Qantas staff would still work there flew in the face of reality, a judge has said during a hearing on compensation.

Roll out the barrel: regional NSW gets business boost

Rural and remote airstrips will be upgraded and country towns will get money for child care under state funding aimed at kick-starting regional businesses.

Staff to remain stood down at troubled airline

More than 300 Bonza workers will wait two more weeks to know if they will keep their jobs as talks with prospective buyers for the embattled airline continue.

Pilot cheered for safe landing after gear failure

A light plane has battled stormy weather, mechanical failure and a stream of pelicans in order to make a "textbook" emergency landing.

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

The national airline of Vanuatu has been placed into liquidation after cancelling all flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane.

Bonza buyer interest claim despite sky-high $110m debt

Bonza's first creditors' meeting has painted a dire financial picture, including debts of more than $110 million for the troubled budget carrier.

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