Air Transport Industry

Harry Russell didn't have an air-conditioned cockpit and he had to shoo goats from outback runways but that didn't stop him loving a year of delivering the post to remote parts of Australia.

A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.

While NT residents face return airfares of up to $2,000 to fly interstate, the NT government has faced criticism for announcing cheap flights from the East Coast to Uluru from mid-next year.

At the world's busiest airports, time slots allocated to airlines are an important way for airports to control space. But experts are calling out misuse of the system.

Melbourne Airport doubles down on its demand that the long-awaited $10 billion Airport Rail Link feature an underground station, saying a delay to the project meant it was achievable.

WA's tourism minister and local tourism operators are disappointed in the decision by Qantas to discontinue direct flights between Exmouth and Melbourne from 2024.

Airnorth's fares connecting the Kimberley to Darwin have dropped since Nexus entered the air space, and while it means cheaper tickets there may be trouble on the horizon.

Captain Deborah Lawrie was denied a job by Reginald Ansett for being a woman. Now her name will have pride of place on a bridge that goes over Reginald Ansett Drive, and the irony has not escaped her.

A change in leadership at Qantas and the ACCC has led to more of the same from both, which is a looming disaster for the airline and a credit to the regulator, writes business editor Ian Verrender.

Virgin Australia is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in unused COVID-19 flight credits, with customers who booked flights for routes the airline no longer operates being refused refunds.

What was supposed to be a joyous trip to watch her beloved Blues in an AFL final turned to heartbreak for a teacher who is facing mounting costs.

Faster security screening, 10 additional dining options and a new restaurant with a 360-degree view: Here's a look at Brisbane Airport's $5b upgrade.

At regional airports, everything from bees and birds to the weather can damage recreational planes. But a simple contact card set to go national could get pilots back in the air sooner.

Police say a transmission was received that a light plane was experiencing trouble before charred remnants of the aircraft were found in a paddock on the Southern Downs.

The Albanese government has announced additional powers and funding for the ACCC to monitor the domestic airline industry.

Some of the recommendations of a new report would shift power away from Qantas — such as by giving travellers automatic cash compensation for delayed or cancelled flights, write Gui Lohmann and Justin Wastnage.

Aviation emissions have almost doubled since 2000 and in 2018 reached 1 billion tonnes. Climate Action Tracker rates the industry's climate performance as critically insufficient, despite the fact Australian airlines are introducing newer, more fuel efficient aircraft into their fleets.

Qantas may well be an extreme example of the greed and hubris that is endemic in the corporate world, but it is far from alone, writes business editor Ian Verrender.

Three major airlines will be able to fly more often over Moreton Bay in a move Brisbane Airport says will reduce aircraft noise over the city.

We often hear urban magpies calling and singing. Now, a researcher is studying what impacts our own noises are having on the birds, which can have trouble finding new homes due to the species' territorial nature.

A Brisbane couple is disappointed with Jetstar's communication systems after hearing nothing for weeks following a fall from the steps of a plane which resulted in an injury.

Dr Dinesh Palipana says a ground crew member at Brisbane Airport ignored his carers and manoeuvred his wheelchair sharply, tipping him onto the ground.

Kash Douglas, 16, is among a growing number of trainee pilots taking to outback Queensland skies, fuelling hope that teaching more people to fly will stop them from permanently leaving the bush.

Winds gusts up to 90 kilometres per hour disrupted flights at Sydney's domestic airport, as a severe weather warning is issued.

The union representing striking regional West Australian pilots says Qantas has taken an "arrogant and intimidatory" approach to ongoing negotiations.