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Helicopter wreckage found in NSW
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (170+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A crashed helicopter has been found in dense bushland in regional NSW more than…...
Airfare shock with Qantas flight prices set to soar
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (320+ words) Airfare shock with Qantas flight prices set to soar'The West Australian Qantas is set to hike airfares on its international routes this week in response to surging jet fuel costs amid tensions in the Middle East The national carrier on…...
US air crash investigator fired without explanation
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (25+ words) An aviation expert who was investigating the crash of a US Army helicopter and passenger plane that killed 67 people, has been fired without explanation....
Families of flight MH370 victims push for wider search
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (332+ words) Families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are urging the Malaysian government to extend a contract it signed with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to continue a search for the aircraft that disappeared 12 years ago. The Boeing 777 was carrying 227 passengers,…...
‘Concern’ at grim sight on Middle East flights
1+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Qantas bolsters long-haul flights as demand surges
1+ week, 3+ day ago (290+ words) Qantas and Air India are adding long-haul flights after the war in the Middle East knocked out carriers in the region, putting travel plans into chaos and causing airfares to skyrocket. Qantas Airways and Air India are adding long-haul flights…...
Plane nearly hits car during take-off from Perth
1+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) Plane nearly hits car during take-off from Perth'The West Australian The national transport safety investigator is delving into a "near collision" this week in Perth involving a small plane that frequents WA mine sites The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is…...
Qantas puts on new flight for UK travellers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (334+ words) Qantas will introduce a new flight route from Sydney to the United Kingdom as travellers scramble to get to Europe amid the war in the Middle East. The weekend's attacks on Iran by the US and Israel resulted in the…...
How Iran conflict could ramp up your airfares
1+ week, 4+ day ago (319+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Rising oil prices from the conflict in Iran could flow through to Australian airfares…...
Jetstar to fly Perth to Christchurch direct
1+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) Jetstar will start flying direct between Perth and Christchurch, New Zealand, between October 2026 and March 2027. There will be more than 30,000 low fares seats on three return flights a week " on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Jetstar will fly Perth-based Airbus A321LRs. Perth…...