An international flight bound for Colombo has been forced to make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport following reports of smoke entering the cockpit and cabin. Sri Lankan Airline Flight UL605 took off from Tullamarine shortly after 6:30pm Monday but declared an emergency within half an hour of take off.Continue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
A passenger has horrifically died in the middle of a flight in front of his wife after he began coughing up “litres of blood”. The 63-year-old German passenger, who has not been named, was reportedly “visibly ill” when he boarded the Lufthansa flight in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. The man wasContinue Reading
A few weeks on from a terrifying mid-air incident on a Boeing plane, airline executives, aviation experts and whistleblowers have raised concerns about safety practices at the manufacturer. In footage which horrified the world, a door plug suddenly blew off an Alaska Airline flights from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, CaliforniaContinue Reading
An investigation has begun into the chain of events that saw a packed passenger plane smash into a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft while landing at a major airport in Tokyo, erupting into flames. Japan Airlines flight 516 took off from Shin Chitose Airport in the city of Sapporo, on theContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been branded ‘out of touch’ in a television take-down after a new poll showed the government is haemorrhaging support among working class voters. Sunrise host Monique Ryan peppered Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke with tough questions about perceptions the prime minister is “losing touch” withContinue Reading
Qantas called on Aussies to name its new aircraft after the airline announced construction is underway for its first QantasLink Airbus A220 — and the winners have now been revealed. The theme was based around “native wildlife” with more than 6,000 submissions received before it was narrowed down to 40Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese’s female cavoodle Toto has been flying high on the taxpayer-funded VIP plane, but the defence department won’t reveal where she’s being picked up or dropped off citing national security concerns. Globe-trotting Anthony Albanese has rung up a $5 million bill for VIP flights since he was elected lastContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office has flatly denied that he has nicknamed the VIP airbus he travels in after his dog Toto despite confirmation that his female cavoodle is sometimes snuck onto the plane. There was a deathly silence when news.com.au first inquired in September, if the persistent rumours wereContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles took a 2,000 kilometre round trip on a taxpayer-funded flight to watch the Cricket World Cup on Sunday in India. The Defence Minister and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are in India to co-chair the 2nd India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inContinue Reading