Air Transport Industry

A deal which would have brought more international flights to the Northern Territory has fallen through, with Darwin Airport blaming its ongoing major runway works.

Sky-high airfares, poor flight times and unexpected scheduling changes have become standard in Darwin — and there are concerns prices may be about to climb even higher. 

An engine failure that forced a Brisbane-bound Qantas flight to make an emergency landing in Sydney was likely caused by a mechanical failure of the high-pressure turbine.

Passengers are met with bizarre scenes as a television personality wrangles a snake onboard a plane in Western Australia’s north.

Flights in and out of Bali are resuming after volcanic eruptions clouded parts of Indonesia with dangerous ash clouds and forced Australian airlines to cancel trips.

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to and from Bali until at least Wednesday afternoon.

The federal government announces a bailout for Rex Airlines, while an ACCC report has revealed domestic airfares have risen since Rex's collapse.

Community leaders in WA say Rex Airlines needs to improve its poor service record and pay its outstanding bills after being thrown a lifeline.

Firefighters at Sydney Airport have found small pieces of metal in long grass near the runway where a Qantas flight suffered an engine failure, triggering a grassfire.

A Qantas aircraft that made an emergency landing in Sydney on Friday could return to the skies as early as this week as engineers work to replace the right engine of the Boeing 737-800.

An aeronautical group wants to deploy cargo airships to outback Queensland, but is it doable and safe? Transport experts weigh in. 

Just as QF520's wheels left the tarmac, passengers heard a "loud bang" with Qantas later confirming the plane experienced a "contained engine failure".

ABC journalist Mark Willacy describes the unexpected moment when the Sydney to Brisbane Qantas flight QF520 was forced to make an emergency landing.

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane made an emergency landing shortly after take-off following suspected engine failure mid take-off.

A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport following what the airline's engineers confirmed was a contained engine failure on a flight to Brisbane.

An Australian Border Force processing system outage impacted arrivals and departures at international airports nationwide.

The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau says minimum safe drop limits should be rolled out nationally in a bid to avoid a repeat of a 2023 crash in WA.

At the edge of the Pacific Ocean in North Queensland a community of aircraft enthusiasts are building their homes and lives metres from a commercial airfield. They say it is the best decision they have ever made.

The WA premier concedes he failed to disclose his membership of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge to parliament this year, amid growing scrutiny of travel perks made available to federal and state politicians.

Qantas agrees to change and clarify its application processes for assistance dogs after being sued for disability discrimination.