Air Transport Industry

A preliminary report suggests hypoxia could be the reason three aerial firefighting crew members, including 22-year-old William Jennings from the US, died when their plane crashed in rural Queensland in November.

Network Aviation pilots will stop work for 24 hours on Thursday impacting passengers across regional Western Australia who fly with the Qantas subsidiary.

The firefighters union is demanding the aviation regulator takes action after five Boeing 737s and a further 59 planes arrived at Sunshine Coast Airport with too few firefighters working in the past two months.

The plane maker's CEO tells staff the company "will have to perform rework on about 50 undelivered planes".

A report into soaring grocery prices, rising energy bills and steep airfares will be released on Wednesday. Its findings and recommendations will cause a headache for some of the country's biggest and most powerful companies, writes Adele Ferguson.

Statistics show a majority of Australians are prioritising travel despite the biting cost of living, even if that means tightening the belt in other areas. We ask experts what it would take for prices to fall and if there are ways to be a savvy traveller.

The fiancée of a man who died when his light plane crashed in the Victorian High Country believes he was let down by the system and was not given adequate training to be a safe and competent pilot.

John Morgan's time spent hauling high explosives over rough roads were among the many audacious deliveries he made working for a company that opened up a remote corner of the country.

It is announced Batik Air will begin offering flights from Canberra to Bali three times a week from June.

US politicians had been pressuring the company to withdraw the request following a harrowing mid-air cabin blowout on January 5 that exposed numerous safety and quality control concerns at one of the world's two major jet makers.

Former workers of aviation giant Boeing allege the aircraft manufacturer has cut corners on its production line to meet deadlines, resulting in defects going unnoticed and compromising safety.

Australians have enthusiastically returned to travel post-pandemic, but the government agency responsible for air safety is facing criticism.

A coronial inquest into the death of a recreational pilot in the Victorian high country has heard weather conditions, mechanical concerns and inexperience could have contributed to the fatal crash.

Many Australians have been stranded at airports in the past year and have often blamed the major airlines but industry insiders say missteps by a government-owned body are a major reason for the poor service.

Fellow passengers signed a copy of statement saying the man acted to "protect everyone, with the support of everyone".

The FAA approves an inspection process that will let US airlines resume flying their Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners, which have been grounded since a side panel blew out of a plane in mid-flight earlier this month.

Investigators say they found a tennis ball-sized hole above one of the plane's engines during a post-flight inspection.

The debut of NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is hoped to revolutionise commercial air travel in the US, paving the way for flights that can travel faster than the speed of sound. 

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has acknowledged errors by the plane maker after a Boeing 737 Max 9 had a panel blowout mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Bob Sauer, a science teacher in Portland, Oregon, discovered the Alaska Airlines door plug sitting among the trees in his backyard.

United and Alaska Airlines have both reported loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident last week.

People in the city of Portland were asked to look out for the door "plug" after the blowout on the Boeing 737 MAX 9. It was found in a teacher's backyard. 

The Boeing model is grounded in the US after Alaska Airline pilots were forced to make an emergency landing when a blowout caused a gaping hole in the side of the plane.

The incident occurred shortly after take-off and the gaping hole caused the cabin to depressurise.

As investigators piece together what led to a fatal crash on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport this week, aviation experts say this will be another opportunity for the industry to learn valuable lessons.