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Does her private jet fly faster than regular commercial planes? The short answer is yes but not for the reasons you might think.

Passengers saw and smelled smoke in the cabin and coming from the cockpit, and were left frustrated by handling of the incident on the ground.

The stricken aircraft landed almost on top of the victim at popular tourist beach.

Six flamingo eggs from Atlanta's zoo were chosen to be transported to the Woodland Park Zoo, but something went awry mid-flight.

Regional travellers and FIFO workers in Western Australia are set to be impacted today.

The bombshell new finding from federal investigators comes one month after the incident that triggered a 19-day emergency grounding of all Max 9s.

The company said the loss of the small alignment pin did not impact the safety of the mission.

It will force Boeing to rework about 50 737 Max jets that have not yet been delivered.

The legendary American aviator disappeared over the Pacific Ocean 87 years ago.

Everyone on board died but Ukraine has warned against taking Russia's description at face value.

The leaders of United Airlines and Alaska Airlines have taken turns Boeing over manufacturing problems that have led to the grounding of more than 140 of their planes.

The crash caused delays across the terminal and is expected to rack up a bill estimated to be more than half a million dollars.

If you bought a ticket for a cancelled Qantas flight on these dates, the ACCC wants to hear from you.

NASA has unveiled a new plane that could soon replace the decommissioned Concorde.

Two men have died in a "tragic" light plane crash in Queensland's Scenic Rim region.

Two major US carrier made shock discoveries and found other "installation issues" after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet.

Investigators were searching for the door plug since it blew off an aircraft after taking off in the United States last week.

The panic began to set in as the flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the United States.

Alaska Airlines is grounding all Boeing 737-9 aircraft after the emergency on a flight from Portland, Oregon.

The coast guard plane is seen taxiing on the runway before stopping for about 40 seconds before the deadly collision.

Eight Australians on-board a plane with collided with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft are "safe", "accounted for" and "well".

A four-minute transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft has shed light on what went wrong.

An early report indicates the operator did not breach aviation regulations, raising concerns from expert Peter Carter around stricter testing regimes for pilots.

A pilot killed in the Sea World helicopter crash had a small amount of cocaine in his system, but it was unlikely to have impaired his flying abilities, an interim report has found.

A series of violent outbursts erupted the moment lights went out an hour into the flight.

A Florida teenager traveling alone was meant to fly to his mother in Ohio on a Frontier Airlines flight, but instead ended up on a flight to Puerto Rico.

It's been a stormy tail end to Christmas for the UK and Ireland, as the countries were hit by Storm Gerrit coming in from the Atlantic.

All companies that own and operate a 737 Max jet have been told to inspect their planes urgently.

It sounded like the perfect festive break: a cruise around the sunny Caribbean, before flying back to the cold and wet UK just in time for Christmas.

Because of her disability, Rachael Fullerton always travels with her assistance dog Strike, but the pair are barred from flying with national carrier Qantas.

The suspect is accused of raiding several pieces of luggage during the flight, and he faces a lengthy stint behind bars.

An imprisoned former United States military pilot and his wife have launched a double-pronged plea to Australian authorities to let him out in time for Christmas.

The fleet of 500 aircraft includes a government-owned large 737 air tanker, capable of carrying 15,000 litres of water or retardant.

The airline's cabin crew backed a series of one-day stoppages, threatening to ground planes.

It comes just a few months after the same type of aircraft crashed in northern Australia, killing three marines.

Australians are being warned to brace for a summer of travel disruption, with latest government data suggesting around 30 per cent of all flights were delayed, with many more cancelled.

Bonza airline staff have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a flight was hit with "unexpected turbulence" yesterday.

The aviator and the head of a global security firm are accused of violating Austria's laws on weapons exports.

A husband and wife are lucky to be alive after making an emergency landing in their light plane in the Noosa region of Queensland.

Passengers on the Airbus A321 noticed the cabin becoming colder and noiser, UK investigators said.

An Air New Zealand flight to Chicago has had to return to Auckland overnight because of a technical issue.

Thousands of travellers were impacted after the airport was put into lockdown.

The 22-year-old was a recent graduate and promising mechanical engineer.

A man has died and another man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a gyrocopter crashed.

Embattled airline accused of breaking consumer law by allegedly advertising tickets for thousands of cancelled flights and failing to tell customers about ticket cancellations.

Wreckage has been recovered following a two-day search for the missing aircraft but there's still no sign of the pilot or his dog.

The US military said it was the latest incident in a concerted campaign of harassment by Beijing.

The off-duty commercial pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat said "I'm not OK" just before trying to cut the engines midflight.

A retired British Airways pilot explains why royalty, superstars and celebrities were hopelessly seduced by the power and prestige of Concorde.

Ground workers have been been locked in pay talks for months, while pilots and cabin crew are now also in negotiations for better conditions.