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Aircraft flaws a concern

Virgin signs up for 105 planes

Jet terrorist scares on rise

<i>Editorial</i>: You're flying Air Stereotype

Disruption to BA flights will drag on after strike

<i>Garth George</i>: National carrier is my flight of fancy

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.

Doctors let death-wish Qantas pilot keep flying

A Qantas pilot who had repeated urges to crash his planes was allowed to continue working for three years after doctors declared him fit to fly.

Pilot 'felt urge' to crash jet

Qantas has been ordered to pay out today for keeping a pilot on their roster who was mentally unfit to fly an airplane.

Any passenger rage will be dealt with

British PM dragged into row over airline strike

Emergency landing puts airport on alert

Emergency services were scrambled after an Air New Zealand flight from Sydney carrying 99 passengers and eight crew was diverted to land at Auckland late last night.

Cheaper fares over Tasman

You're better off booking your transtasman flight on Air New Zealand's website from the other side of the ditch.

Crew and passengers fall ill on Jetstar flight

Flight attendants and half a dozen passengers became sick on a Jetstar flight in Queensland when a chemical smell wafted through the plane.

Air NZ mercy mission saves man's life

A Gisborne man left without crucial medicine when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight says he owes his life to rival airline Air NZ.

Air NZ accused of rehab bias to pilots

A former Air NZ flight attendant claim the airline does more to help pilots battling alcohol or drug addictions than it does for "expendable" cabin crew.

Airline lifts staff hours as business rebounds