‘Cleared for take-off’:Who keeps us safe in the skies?
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‘Cleared for take-off’:Who keeps us safe in the skies?

We’re told flying is safe and the statistics confirm it. So why are there still mishaps? And what happens behind the scenes when an engine goes “bang”?

  • byAngus Holland andJackson Graham

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National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

The issue affecting Australian Border Force systems led to significant disruptions for passengers.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Surf,golf and a movie:The $475m Melbourne Airport reinvention to lure tourists

Surf,golf and a movie:The $475m Melbourne Airport reinvention to lure tourists

A golf driving range,hotel and cinemas are at the heart of a proposed $475 million development at Melbourne Airport aimed at drawing in thousands of tourists.

  • byAdam Carey
Residents sound alarm,call for curfew after third Melbourne Airport runway approved

Residents sound alarm,call for curfew after third Melbourne Airport runway approved

Residents in Melbourne’s west are concerned for their families’ health and wellbeing,as well as potentially falling property values,when Tullamarine’s third runway is built.

  • byRachael Dexter
Melbourne Airport’s $3 billion third runway cleared for take-off

Melbourne Airport’s $3 billion third runway cleared for take-off

The long-awaited plan has been approved by the federal government,with strict conditions on noise for surrounding communities.

  • byKieran Rooney
Emergency slide deployed after Jetstar passenger forced open emergency exit door
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Emergency slide deployed after Jetstar passenger forced open emergency exit door

The Jetstar flight had just landed at Melbourne Airport when the passenger wrenched open the emergency exit door.

  • byHannah Kennelly
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Passenger anger over new ‘improved’ SmartGates at Australian airports

Passenger anger over new ‘improved’ SmartGates at Australian airports

Border Force claims the new SmartGates have made things quicker,but that’s not my experience or those of our readers. But at least one positive change is coming.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Freshly revamped,Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle
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Freshly revamped,Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle

Here’s an excellent place to stay before or after a flight,or during a long stopover at Melbourne Airport.

  • byJim Darby
Melburnians want airport rail and more buses before the Suburban Rail Loop,survey says
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Melburnians want airport rail and more buses before the Suburban Rail Loop,survey says

A new survey has found which infrastructure projects residents want for Melbourne,and it’s not what the Allan government is prioritising.

  • byCara Waters
Jacinta Allan has some time to delay airport rail,but not for long

Jacinta Allan has some time to delay airport rail,but not for long

Why has a popular project to connect Melbourne to the airport by rail and invest in the western suburbs become a political quagmire?

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie
Airport rail now hinges on who pays the extra $3 billion to build it

Airport rail now hinges on who pays the extra $3 billion to build it

The proposed rail link to Melbourne Airport depends on whether the state and federal governments can agree on additional funding.

  • byBroede Carmody andKieran Rooney