7 OCT: Qantas has finally come up with some good news on the union front, announcing late yesterday that it has struck an "in-principle" deal with short-haul cabin crew over a new enterprise bargaining agreement.

7 OCT: The US airline flight attendant who famously exited a plane and his job after swearing at passengers and sliding down an emergency chute a year ago is planning to write a book, it’s reported today.

6 OCT: A charity auction centred on the first commercial flight of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has seen a person pay $32,000 for two business class seats.

4 OCT: Tiger Airways will report a large loss for the September quarter because of the July grounding, news agency AAP reported yesterday.

30 SEP: Airport authorities in southern Florida say flying has become so stressful that more and more travellers are losing or abandoning belongings in their rush to catch planes.

28 SEP: Parking stations at Brisbane and Canberra airports are getting new consumer-friendly technology, The Australian reports today.

28 SEP: The pilot of a sightseeing plane which crashed during a trip to Peru’s famous Nazca Lines last year had been drinking before take-off, an inquest has been told.

28 SEP: Cathay Pacific has denied that one of its aircraft was involved in a so-called near miss over Hong Kong more than a week ago.

28 SEP: Planemaker Airbus is looking at churning out its popular A320 planes at a faster rate.

27 SEP: The first episode of a US TV show based on the life and loves of flight attendants in the 1960s attracted a healthy 11 million viewers across the nation on Sunday night, it’s reported today.