An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why.
An investigation of Qantas Airways will be expanded after the company announced it temporarily pulled six aircraft from service because of irregularities in maintenance records, Australia's airline safety body said Wednesday.
Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days.
Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days
Australian authorities have asked the country's national airline to check every oxygen bottle in its fleet of Boeing 747s after investigators said an exploding cylinder might have ripped a hole in one of the jumbo jets while it was mid-flight.
A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in the Philippines on Friday after a hole appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure suddenly.
The Australian air safety agency is investigating Saturday the emergency landing of a Qantas Boeing 747 in the Philippines after a hole in the fuselage made the plane lose cabin pressure.
Your flight may seem apocalyptic and surreal after the oxygen masks drop but the scariest moments may actually be good signs. Put on your mask and breathe
For many years, I looked forward to riding the Indian Pacific across the length of southern Australia, from Sydney to Perth. At 2,700 miles, it's one of the world's longest train trips. But when I searched for concrete information on what to expect, I found it hard to locate. Now that I've made the journey, here's the information I wish I'd had.
An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why.
An investigation of Qantas Airways will be expanded after the company announced it temporarily pulled six aircraft from service because of irregularities in maintenance records, Australia's airline safety body said Wednesday.
Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days.
Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days
Australian authorities have asked the country's national airline to check every oxygen bottle in its fleet of Boeing 747s after investigators said an exploding cylinder might have ripped a hole in one of the jumbo jets while it was mid-flight.
A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in the Philippines on Friday after a hole appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure suddenly.
The Australian air safety agency is investigating Saturday the emergency landing of a Qantas Boeing 747 in the Philippines after a hole in the fuselage made the plane lose cabin pressure.
Your flight may seem apocalyptic and surreal after the oxygen masks drop but the scariest moments may actually be good signs. Put on your mask and breathe
For many years, I looked forward to riding the Indian Pacific across the length of southern Australia, from Sydney to Perth. At 2,700 miles, it's one of the world's longest train trips. But when I searched for concrete information on what to expect, I found it hard to locate. Now that I've made the journey, here's the information I wish I'd had.
Four international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping prices
A failed $9 billion takeover bid in May by a private-equity group for Australian flag carrier Qantas - which would have been the biggest deal in aviation history - seems to have humbled the airline's pugnacious CEO, Geoff Dixon. But Qantas itself is flying higher than ever.
The Australian flag-carrier has dropped its plan to merge its flight schedules and ticket prices with Air New Zealand following a warning from competition watchdogs that it would block the deal.
Here are airline restrictions put in place since the discovery of an alleged terror plot aimed at airliners flying between Great Britain and the United States. This information comes from each country's domestic security and aviation agencies:
In the 1980s, southwest Colorado was a loose and wild place, with three upstart heli-ski operations buzzing about the San Juan Mountains. Then one outfit crashed and shut down. Another, named Sidewinders, was so adept at triggering avalanches it became known as Slidefinders.
The female head of Australia's major air carrier was suspected of being a terrorist at a U.S. airport because a security guard refused to believe a woman could run an airline.
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Australia's top international airport will get a massive security overhaul after allegations that baggage handlers helped smuggle drugs through customs in Sydney.
Australia's Qantas Airways has stood down a baggage handler responsible for taking an animal costume from a customer's bag checked-in at Sydney Airport.
If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are about to change.
Overseas visitors to India this year should top 3 million as the nation's "Incredible India" promotion campaign delivers annual growth of 15 to 20 percent.
With the fear of SARS and bird flu outbreaks behind them, travelers are returning to Asia's skies in their droves, yet airlines are bracing for turbulent times ahead.
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The Sydney Olympics (Sept. 15 to Oct. 1) are billed as the big event of the summer, but 65% of the tickets remain unsold. While seats for opening ceremonies are long gone, you can still gain entry ...
THE WORLD'S airlines have been buffeted by inclement economic weather for more than two years. Now they seem to be flying into a monsoon. The deregulation that caused such havoc for U.S. carriers i...
THE ADJOINING TABLE shows the world's 50 biggest passenger airline companies, measured by 1988 revenues. Beneath the numbers lies a new reality: Swift changes are sweeping over -- and shaking up --...
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