Telstra must ‘face the music’, Anika Wells says – as it happened The day’s events as they happened The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Airbus to inspect 16 Emirates, Qantas A380s after wing cracks found Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. Of the 16 planes to be inspected, 15 are operated by Emirates and one by Qantas. The Economic Times · Jun 24
Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings TOULOUSE (FRANCE) - Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. Bangkok Post · Jun 24
Time’s running out to book Virgin flight credits before June 30. What are your refund rights? Virgin Australia customers with around A$90 million in unused flight credits from COVID cancellations between April 2020 and July 2022 have just one week left to spend those credits – or lose the money. The Conversation · Jun 22
How do you build a plane for a 22-hour journey? Inside the factory building aviation history As Qantas reveals the launch date for its groundbreaking Sydney-London non-stop flights, aviation expert Padraig Prendergast speaks to the engineers, pilots and professors behind Project Sunrise The Independent UK · Jun 20
A joy to watch? Pauline Hanson gets a warm welcome in some parts of the media As One Nation leader is hailed as ‘a politician ready to rule’, Greg Jericho is booted from the press gallery. Plus: a ‘WTF moment’ across the Tasman The Guardian - AU · Jun 19
World's longest non-stop flight set for 2027 take-off as Qantas confirms Sydney-London route Qantas’s long-awaited ‘Project Sunrise’ will see the world's longest non-stop passenger flight cover more than 16,000 kilometres between 19 and 22 hours. Euronews · Jun 18
Qantas plans a 22-hour London-Sydney nonstop flight, set for October next year Qantas Airways plans to launch the world’s longest direct flight next year, a service of up to 22 hours nonstop between London and Sydney The Independent UK · Jun 18
Qantas to begin non-stop Sydney-London flights from October 2027 Qantas will begin the world's first direct flights from Sydney to London in October 2027. This historic route will use new Airbus A350-1000ULR planes. A direct Sydney to New York service will also launch later. These flights will significantly cut travel time. Ticket sales for the London route start in… The Economic Times · Jun 18
Bangkok Post · Jun 18 Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London flights in October 2027 SYDNEY - The Australian airline Qantas announced it will launch the world's first non-stop flights between London and Sydney in October 2027.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 18 Qantas delays nonstop flights from Sydney to London – again Problematic history of airline’s Project Sunrise continues, with scheduled start date pushed back to October 2027