Flights


A potentially disastrous near-miss in Tamworth’s skies

A Qantas 767 and Tiger A320 carrying a total of about 432 seats came within 3.8 nautical miles of each other while flying in opposite directions through controlled airspace over Tamworth last week. So why aren’t authorities alarmed?

Aviation and global warming: a change in the air?

Aviation in its current form is unsustainable, but do remarks this week by Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull suggest that he’s taking the problem more seriously?

Avalon no paradise for poor relations on Jetstar

Avalon Airport is not just dangerous because of the sporadic manning of the control tower, writes Ben Sandilands.

Qantas stories from readers

Crikey readers add to fed-up traveller Roger Fry’s horror story.