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Australian shares rise after strong earnings reports

The ASX200 has finished up 0.3 per cent following better-than-expected earnings from Coles, Qantas, Medibank Private, Ramsay Health Care and Eagers Automotive.

AAP

Virgin Australia’s deal with Qatar has been given the green light. Travellers should be the winners

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given the green light for Qatar Airways to buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia, as part of a strategic alliance. The deal will shake up the Australian aviation market.

The Conversation

Qantas posts $1.39bn profit as holidaymakers flock to Jetstar

Half-year results reveal budget carrier earnings up 35% in a year with 8% uptick in capacity

The Guardian - AU

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Qantas shares take off on strong first-half result

Qantas says it has learned its lessons after posting a strong return to form with a nearly $1.4 billion first-half underlying profit after tax.

AAP

Australian couple left 'traumatised' after being placed next to dead passenger on long-haul flight

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were sat next to deceased passenger for four hours on-board Qatar Airways flight

Evening Standard

Qatar Airways Forced An Aussie Couple To Sit Beside A Corpse During Doha Flight: 'It Wasn't Nice'

Aussie couple's dream trip turned nightmarish when a passenger died mid-flight, and they were seated next to the body for 4 hours.

International Business Times UK

Chinese Navy Warns Airliners Of Live-Fire Exercise In Tasman Sea

Chinese navy conducts live-fire exercise in Tasman Sea, alerting airliners; no danger reported. Australian and New Zealand authorities respond to the situa...

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Passenger jets from Sydney 'forced to divert pretty quickly' after China warships start 'live firing' exercise

China and Taiwan clashed earlier this week after a Canadian military ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait

Evening Standard

Simon Calder: How my Emirates business class experience compared to economy

Exclusive: The posh seats on Emirates flight EK404 disappointed our over-fussy travel correspondent, but there were plenty of benefits

The Independent UK

Singapore airport’s secrets revealed, whether you are in transit or stranded

Plane Talk: Changing planes at Changi, or stuck for an extra day? Lucky you

The Independent UK

Calder’s Cancellation Challenge: airlines with the best and the worst cancel culture

The Man Who Pays His Way: Rapidly losing patience with airlines that ground flights and make passengers foot the bill

The Independent UK

Ex-Cop Accused Of Killing Jesse Baird & Luke Davies To Face Psychiatric Test

Beau Lamarre-Condon is currently facing charges over the double murder of Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies last year.

Pedestrian.tv

Union demands rejected as airport workers strike

A global service provider rejects union pay demands citing economic concerns as over 1000 airport ground workers strike across major Australian airports.

AAP

Qantas has announced changes to its loyalty program. But will they benefit frequent flyers?

The airline acknowledges changes will leave many members spending more points and more on fees

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The Independent UK

Bad news for US fliers as world’s safest airlines are revealed

Both Delta Airlines and United Airlines are at the bottom of the safest airlines list

The Independent UK

The safest airlines in the world for 2025

Air New Zealand, Qantas, Cathay Pacific and Emirates are among the highest-ranked operators

Fortune

Elon Musk's SpaceX is still causing flight delays years after a single rocket launch disrupted 563 planes

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 caused 4,645 minutes, or more than 77 hours, of commercial flight delays.

The Independent UK

Falling debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets is causing flights to be delayed across the world

Flights between Johannesburg and Sydney have been impacted, one airline said

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The Guardian - AU

Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets, airline says

Delays on Sydney-Johannesburg route after advice from US government over debris from SpaceX rocket re-entry in southern Indian Ocean

AAP

Older Qantas planes blamed for runner-up safety rating

Australia's largest airline has placed second on a list of the world's safest carriers, pipped by a trans-Tasman rival due to its ageing fleet.

The Guardian - AU

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sell out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500

The Guardian - AU

Australian airlines more delayed than foreign competitors, but government decides not to nudge laws

Experts say lack of competition in Australia’s airline market is a likely factor behind prevalence of delays

The Guardian - AU

A cost-of-living election: Howard ministers agreed to $4bn in last-minute spending in 2004

Cabinet papers released on 1 January show senior ministers signed off on funding the day parliament was dissolved before the October 2004 election

The Guardian - AU

‘Bookings open 12 months in advance’: when to plan your Christmas 2025 holiday

Australian travel experts share the dates to save for securing your next summer getaway, and the destinations trending for 2025

The Independent UK

Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

No tsunami alerts were triggered by the latest tremor

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