Ben Sandilands
Editor of Plane Talking @PlaneTalking
Ben Sandilands has reported and analysed the mechanical mobility of humanity since late 1960 - the end of the age of great scheduled ocean liners and coastal steamers and the start of the jet age. He’s worked in newspapers, radio and TV in a wide range of roles as a journalist at home and abroad for 56 years, the last 18 freelance.
The death of Ansett was the most emotionally charged corporate collapse in Australian history. Last night Max Moore-Wilton revealed what John Howard did when the Ansett bailout proposal arrived.
Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have come up with a proposed alliance that makes them friends across the Tasman and continued enemies inside New Zealand.
The Lufthansa A380, due for delivery to the carrier on May 19, seems to reflect the race for the bottom among European carriers. Just how many people can they squeeze in? asks Ben Sandilands.
Among the dumber mindsets in matters concerning security at airports there has been a crack down on photography in general and plane spotters in particular. Plane spotters aren't a public nuisance! Ben Sandilands pleads his case.
Senator Bob Brown’s call for a new study on a very fast train between Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney risks provoking some fierce green negativity, since trains are powered by fossil carbon releasing coal fired power stations, writes Ben Sandilands.
Anzac Day has been sold out by the NSW Lotteries with a "Marching On" OZ Lotto promotion -- and the RSL says it's "perfectly legal".
There will be four very different forms of ‘smart’ check-in procedures in domestic air travel by the end of this year, which should allow people who have checked in to board their flight right up to the moment the door is sealed. Ben Sandilands explains.
In the wake of the volcano travel freeze, airlines are charging rip-off economy-class fares to London. But could the backlash ultimately lead to a discounting frenzy?
Both Airbus and Boeing have a hardcore cadre of test pilots who are paid very, very well to deliberately do insanely dangerous things to passenger aircraft -- like, say, fly through volcanic ash...
Tiger's confirmation of a deal with Avalon Airport sends a very sharp message to Sydney, which is 'build a second airport at Badgery's Creek.' Melbourne encourages economic growth while Sydney is actively discouraging it, says Ben Sandilands.
