'Exceptional skills': captain praised after plane loses propeller
In an "abundance of caution", Regional Express says it is removing a certain type of propeller gear box and shaft from its planes.
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Matt O'Sullivan
Matt O'Sullivan is the Transport Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Ministers butt heads over plane slots at Sydney Airport
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has accused federal Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce of "being completely obstinate" about improving flights to regional towns.
NSW government against capping Sydney toll rises at inflation
The NSW government is opposed to limiting increases in tolls on Sydney's growing labyrinth of motorways to the rate of inflation, or extending the pricing regulator's powers to oversee the charges imposed on motorists.
'Yeah, it's really gone': pilot tells passengers of plane's lost propeller
Alyce Fisher just happened to be glancing out the aircraft window when she saw what she thought was a bird hit the plane.
Passenger plane's propeller shears off in mid-flight over Sydney
Passengers on a Regional Express aircraft flying from Albury in NSW endured a nightmare flight after one of its propellers sheared off in mid-flight, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport.
Seventy-one homeowners in the path of new freeway tunnel
The NSW government has committed to a tolled motorway tunnel linking Balgowlah in Sydney's north to the Warringah Freeway in an effort to remove a notorious bottleneck on the northern beaches.
'Full fare?' Opal card query as bus blazed on Harbour Bridge
A bus fire on Sydney Harbour Bridge was started by an electrical malfunction in the engine bay, investigators have found.
Sydney Airport keeps fattening profit margins from car parking fees
Sydney Airport has again boosted its fat profit margins from car parking over the past year, making it a standout among Australia's four largest airports for the fees it charges.
Opal fare changes help boost NSW government coffers
An overhaul of Opal fares last September has helped boost the amount of ticket revenue the NSW government collects from public transport by almost 9 per cent to nearly $28 million a week, internal documents reveal.
Full extent of key Sydney train line closure revealed
Commuters face the closure of Sydney's Bankstown Line for up to two months each year for five years.
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