Tiger Airways Singapore, flight TR717 from Perth to Singapore, was postponed on Saturday night after the captain became concerned about his crew working overtime.

Because of its low-cost, the airline has no stand-by crew at destinations other than Melbourne and Singapore.

Matt H... Read More

The 26-year-old passenger ran to the front of a taxiing plane, opened the door and slid down to the tarmac at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, The AP reported.

The man was onboard American Airlines flight 1343 from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Dallas.

He escaped injury ... Read More

The surcharge will fall by up to $5 to $21 on all Qantas and QantasLink flights and will apply to tickets issued on or after November 28, 2008.

The discounting follows reductions last month to the airline’s international surcharges and domestic fares.

The Executive General... Read More

David Wheaton remembers the moment in 1991, before his first match on the Centre Court, against Ivan Lendl. Two large, wood double doors flanked by trophy cases led the way out. "On the walls," he said, "were the annals of the past champions." And above the doors were... Read More

They look not unlike 18th century Venetian ladies lifting their skirts above a flooded Piazza San Marco.

A 40km ice bridge at the Antarctic Peninsula's Wilkins ice shelf collapsed on Sunday, raising fears among scientists that the 13,680sq km shelf is in danger of disappearing.

The mammoth jet touched down at Los Angeles International Airport following a 12-hour trans-Pacific voyage from Melbourne.

Take off: Historic first flight

Pictures: Qantas A380 inside and out

The superjumbo arrived to a ceremony including movie star, pilot and Qantas ... Read More

What is motion sickness? 

Travel sickness, or motion sickness, is the unpleasant sensation of nausea and dizziness when riding in a moving vehicle. Symptoms include sweating, anxiety and vomiting.

How do you get it?

Motion sickness is caused by conflicting sensory i... Read More

But private islands are becoming scarcer and pricier. A recent Forbes Magazine round-up of the world's most expensive island hideaways has, at No.1, the 6ha Isla de sa Ferradura near Ibiza in Spain. Asking price? A cool $53million. This buys a luxe hacienda and sundry accessories including boats,... Read More

The lower surcharges will apply to all Australian point of sale tickets issues on or after March 3.

Previously a surcharge of $160 applied for flights between Australia and Europe, and it will be reduced to $95.

Qantas’ Executive General Manager John Borgetti said the airli... Read More

Today, however, it dances to a much hipper tune.

And the central beat of that dance comes from the wonderfully rejuvenated Finger Wharf area.

If you want to buy an apartment here you need serious money. If your wallet has more moths than dollars, then your next best option is to... Read More

PASSENGERS on some of the world's popular airlines are reportedly breathing in contaminated air, an investigation has revealed.

It is the latest setback for the Dreamliner project that was launched in 2004 with a record order from All Nippon Airways.

Now the Japanese launch customer will not receive delivery until the first quarter of 2010, roughly two years later than initially promised.

Matthew Carney, 23, from Melbourne, faces two charges relating to the alleged bomb threat aboard the Emirates flight he was working on during March 22.

Carney, who is in custody, appeared via video link at Mid Sussex Magistrates Court.

Wearing white trousers and a grey sweatshir... Read More

Matthew Carney, 23, from Melbourne, was arrested on Monday after the Emirates flight he was working on landed at London's Gatwick airport amid fears it was carrying a bomb.

No explosive devices were found despite an intensive police search.

Mr Carney, who was charged in relation... Read More

The Qantas fare, which costs $25 more if not bought using Bpay, represents a huge discount of about 60 per cent on fares normally offered at this time of year and comes as new entrants V Australia and Delta Air Lines are battling for market share, reports The Australian.

We press our faces to the glass to see this tiny Japanese figure holding a laptop computer high above her head.

The move came after the national carrier saw 2008 profit plummet 71 percent and slashed fuel surcharges on its domestic and international flights in January to boost sales.

Until now, such symptoms had been attributed to jet lag, dehydration, air contamination or being stuck in a cramped seat for hours.

The 29-year-old man fell more than 90 metres down the cliff face at Seaton, Devon, and landed in bushes below.

Portland coastguard watch manager Maddey Davey said the fall was witnessed by a group of tourists.

“The 39-year-old Polish man was posing for a photogra... Read More

Bareback horse riding on the beach conjures up images of gliding gracefully through the waves, beast and bikinis as one. But horses have bony spines and so I discovered the very good reason why professionals insist on saddles.

The Airbus 320 belonging to Brazil's TAM airlines had a thrust reverser and its spoilers inoperable when it landed at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on July 17.

The increasingly bitter dispute is spiralling out of control, with the air traffic controllers' union Civil Air this week calling on its members to approve industrial action, reports The Australian.

Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced Oasis of the Seas will set off on a historic seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean voyage from the ship's homeport in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, on December 12, 2009.

It's a shopper's delight, and many of our group are already laden with bags of trinkets and souvenirs.

But here is an irresistible invitation into a market of a different kind: the black market.

Intrigued by the offer and eager to bypass the expensive state-run cigar shops, we f... Read More

For businesses left on Great Keppel Island, once famous as the party island off the central Queensland coast, this hangover is the sort that needs more than a greasy bacon-and-egg roll.

Londoners make no bones about the rise of Clerkenwell, a few minutes' walk from the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court. It is to the City what Soho and Covent Garden are to the West End, they say.

Think the Murraylands and you would be forgiven for picturing a campsite along the river, a shack or a houseboat holiday.

But while the river definitely has all of these options in abundance, it also has an undercurrent of luxury experiences.

An hour's drive from Adelaide and yo... Read More