Air Safety

The world's 10 safest airlines

In brief: The European-based Air Transport Rating Agency (ATRA) has released its list of the worl...

Airbus "not at fault" over AF447 crash

The crash of the Air France 447 Airbus A330 flying Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1 June 2009 was not...

AF 447 cockpit voice recorder locat

The "black box" cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Air France 447 -- the Airbus A330 that disappea...

Flight data recorder from Air France 447 found

The flight data recorder from the wreckage of Air France 447 has finally been recovered, almost t...

SIA's business class seats get safety waiver

Australians could be seeing more of Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380, which already flies on route...

Air NZ to check entire Boeing 737 fleet

Air New Zealand is checking its entire fleet of fifteen Boeing 737-300 aircraft following the exp...

Four Qantas 737s aircraft grounded for checks

Qantas has been forced to ground four of its Boeing 737-400 jets in response to the emergency lan...

Air France 447 wreckage found

A large amount of wreckage from Air France 447 has been discovered, 4 km under water on the ocean...

Qantas and Air NZ 737 safety: should you worry?

This weekend, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 was involved in an explosive decompression inci...

Travolta Qantas safety vid: annoying or OK?

If you're annoyed by the new John Travolta-hosted safety video on Qantas flights, the cabin crew ...

Air NZ contract airline banned from flying

Air New Zealand contract airline Air National has been banned from flying by the CAA over concern...

Qantas resumes A380 flights -- with restrictions

Qantas’ A380 fleet has been grounded for almost four weeks after an explosion caused one of...

Aussie airports get backscatter scanners

The Federal Government is pushing ahead with the introduction of controversial backscatter x-ray ...

Leaked photos: Qantas A380 damage

Leaked photos taken by Airbus engineers tell the tale of how badly damaged Qantas' Airbus A380 wa...

Did Rolls-Royce know A380 engines could explode?

Rolls Royce knew about problems in its A380 engines months before Qantas' one exploded, but didn'...