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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.

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

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

Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

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.

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Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

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

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.

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

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'

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.

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Roll out the barrel: regional NSW gets business boost

Roll out the barrel: regional NSW gets business boost

Roll out the barrel: regional NSW gets business boost

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

Staff to remain stood down at troubled airline

Staff to remain stood down at troubled airline

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

Pilot cheered for safe landing after gear failure

Pilot cheered for safe landing after gear failure

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

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

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 buyer interest claim despite sky-high $110m debt

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

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.

Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights amid cash woes

Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights amid cash woes

Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights amid cash woes

Air Vanuatu cancels Australian flights amid cash woes

The national airline of Vanuatu has cancelled all its flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane for the rest of the week amid reports of financial difficulties.

Airport repair boost for 'desperate' remote communities

Airport repair boost for 'desperate' remote communities

Airport repair boost for 'desperate' remote communities

Airport repair boost for 'desperate' remote communities

A funding lifeline has been thrown to remote communities relying on crumbing airstrips for essential services, such as medical emergencies.

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Bonza's planes fly off as customers, workers in lurch

Embattled budget carrier Bonza remains in limbo as its newly appointed administrators finalise plans for a creditors' meeting.

Bonza cancels more flights as fleet poised to soar away

A creditors' meeting for cash-strapped airline Bonza is due to be held within days after its administrators applied to a court.

'Unacceptable': phantom flights cost Qantas $120m

Qantas has been fined $100 million and will be forced to pay customers a further $20 million for selling tickets for flights that were already cancelled.

No bailout for Bonza as more than 300 staff stood down

Passengers and more than 300 staff are in limbo after administrators grounded Bonza's planes, with the government rejecting a bailout for the penniless airline.

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Bonza passengers in limbo as planes grounded for longer

Bonza's fleet will be idle or a few more days as administrators hold talks with stakeholders and determine the airline's future.

Rivals offer parachute for Bonza staff after collapse

Australia's major airlines have thrown Bonza workers a lifeline after their employer collapsed into voluntary administration.

Flak flies over flight noise, fixes at second runway

A simple solution to aircraft noise plaguing suburbs is introducing a night curfew and capping the number of flights, community advocates say.

Qantas diverts Perth-London route due to Mideast war

Escalating tensions in the Middle East have prompted Qantas to add a Singapore stopover to its longest route in order to avoid Israeli airspace.

Airfares fall as capacity recovers to pre-COVID levels

Travellers cutting back on holidays due to cost-of-living pressures will see airfares continue to fall with airline capacity back to pre-COVID levels.

Outback Wrangler star may ground crash widow's lawsuit

The widow of Netflix star Chris Wilson who died in a helicopter crash could have her civil lawsuit put on ice as his co-star Matt Wright faces criminal charges.

Seats boosted as Qantas expands Frequent Flyer program

Millions of new seats have been opened up for Frequent Flyer points in what Qantas describes as one of the biggest expansions in the reward program's history.

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