Aviation
Domestic Tasman flights backed
12:00AMANNABEL HEPWORTHMaking travel between Australia and New Zealand more like domestic travel can spur business traffic, says Alan Joyce.
Domestic flyers may need ID
12:00AMDAVID CROWETravellers may be asked for photo ID before they board a domestic flight under changes aimed to tighten security.
No Badgerys line until Metro
12:00AMANDREW CLENNELLThe NSW government will refuse to build a rail line to Badgerys Creek Airport until its fourth Metro project is completed.
ATSB works hard to keep skies safe
12:00AMGREG HOODAs ATSB chief, I have worked to maintain our status as a global leader in transport safety investigation.
Freight curfew ‘a handbrake’
12:00AMANNABEL HEPWORTHRestrictions on freight during the Sydney airport curfew will put a handbrake on economic growth, a Virgin exec says.
CASA mulls geofencing system
ANNABEL HEPWORTH, GREG BROWNCASA has had early-stage talks with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI about rolling out its geofencing system here.
OneSKY to cut flight times
GREG BROWNThe OneSKY Australia program will reduce flight delays and make travel time shorter.
McArthur rises up the ranks
ANNABEL HEPWORTHMerren McArthur sees attitudes changing in the aviation and resources sectors.
New weapon in fight for reef
ANNABEL HEPWORTHA hi-tech ocean-going drone known as the “Wave Glider” is helping to improve monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef.
Qantas soars to record high
Qantas shares gained their maximum altitude after US investment bank Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on the airline.
Aircraft engineers training bungle
MICHAEL OWENAircraft maintenance engineers have parts of their licences suspended after an audit exposed a serious training bungle.
Air tracking interval ‘too wide’
RICK MORTONThe mandated 15-minute interval between tracking of commercial aircraft may not be frequent enough to narrow search areas.
Greensill rewrites air cover
Damon KitneyNorwegian Air Shuttle was the first airline to deploy the Greensill aircraft finance structure.
Sydney to LA in seven hours?
ANNABEL HEPWORTHSupersonic jets could be flying passengers in the next 10 years, says Virgin Australia’s boss.
‘Closer than ever on MH370’
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has published its final 440-page report into the search for the missing plane.
UK’s biggest airline collapse
UK carrier Monarch Airlines has gone bust, prompting emergency action to rescue 110,000 stranded passengers.
Seven beats Nine on finals
Darren DavidsonRichmond Tigers’ historic victory over the Adelaide Crows delivered Seven a ratings victory.
NASA cool to Musk’s Mars plan
Chris GriffithNASA is circumspect about SpaceX chief Elon Musk’s latest bid to send crewed missions to Mars by 2024.
Space for 100 on Musk’s rocket
David SwanSpeculative plans from billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk may mean cheap travel anywhere in the world in under an hour.
Lockheed Martin’s Mars plans
ANNABEL HEPWORTHUS aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to unveil details of its plan to send astronauts to Mars, including the “lander concept” for the red planet.
