A Jetstar pilot flying internationally from Australia says the $24 million salary of Qantas boss Alan Joyce makes his 'blood boil'. 

The cracks were discovered on the 'pickle fork' of a Boeing 737 - the part attaches the body to the wing. Australian airline Qantas vowed to check 33 planes.

Qantas has grounded three Boeing 737 jets after cracks were found in the part of the aircraft connecting the wings with the body. Maintenance engineers want the entire fleet grounded.

The pair were surrounded by 120 members of family, friends and high profile business people at the ceremony which took place at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Veronicas have once again spoken on their feud with Qantas and claim they are still confused at why the experience took place.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, who makes nearly $24million a year and is the highest-paid CEO in Australia, confirmed the company needed to cut its $4.3billion wage bill.

Pia Miller has jetted back into Sydney after she debuted her romance with millionaire Hollywood agent, Patrick Whitesell, in Los Angeles last month.

The Veronicas have spoken about how their public image has suffered in the wake of their controversial feud with Qantas. 

The double-deck aircraft was rolled into scaffolding following a routine maintenance check at Sydney Airport on Friday and will now be grounded for at least two weeks.

The airline launched the service to China for the third time in 35 years in 2017 before decreasing the number of weekly flights from seven to five a year later.

The airline is flying 50 passengers and crew on a non-stop flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it researches how to make long haul flights more comfortable for passengers.

International singer will.i.am has accused a Qantas flight attendant of racism while on board a flight from Brisbane to Sydney.

QF171 left Melbourne at just after 9am on Saturday morning but a mechanical issue meant its intended landing in Wellington at 2.35pm was aborted and the plane diverted to an air base with no customs.

Rapper will.i.am likens his treatment on board a Qantas flight to a 'police state' after officers were called to meet him on the plane when it landed in Sydney over an altercation with a flight attendant.

Passengers couldn't leave the plane at the New Zealand military base because there were no customs to process them, and were eight hours late to their Wellington destination.

Jess and Lisa Origliasso were in September removed from a Sydney to Brisbane flight after a disagreement with staff over luggage, and claim one of them was who called AFP on will.i.am.

The Veronicas deleted their Twitter account, just after claiming the Qantas flight attendant who called police on will.i.am is the same one who had officers drag them off a flight. 

Flight attendants have fired back at rapper will.i.am after he accused an air stewardess of racism during a flight to Sydney over the weekend.

Janet Jackson's bassist Eric Smith has accused Qantas of racism claiming the airline did not permit him to take his guitar on board, despite allowing 'white passengers' to do so. 

A spokesman for the Australian flag carrier said Qantas 'completely' rejected the suggestion that race was a factor in the incident involving will.i.am.

A passenger who was on the same Qantas flight as will.i.am has backed up the rapper's claims of racism as he revealed a third black musician was singled out in the row.  

Qantas have announced the sale of 100 'Golden Tickets' from London to Sydney, with the return flight costing just £205.

US rapper Will.i.am claimed the Qantas staff member was 'aggressive' towards him - the same flight attendant The Veronicas claim was involved in their own disagreement with Qantas.

Above ­average wind strengths in recent months have contributed to a slight decline in flights departing and arriving on time at Sydney Airport, according to the latest federal government aviation data.

The Veronicas' Lisa and Jessica Origliasso have spoken out about their mother's health battle.

The Australian airline will release a new bargain every day for the first 12 days of December.

Darwin airport staff are threatening to walk off the job over Christmas leaving passengers with no food on flights.

Wilton Lam, 28, from Melbourne had smuggled the drugs that had a street value of $275,000 onto a flight from Adelaide to Darwin in September.

MailOnline will board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London Heathrow tomorrow that will then fly non-stop to Sydney - a distance of 11,060 miles that'll take 19-and-a-half hours to cover.

 A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Sydney airport after the cabin started filling with smoke.

Two passengers were injured while another was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as a precaution following the dramatic emergency evacuation at Sydney Airport on Sunday.

Australia's most popular airline Qantas has released the names of the most watched movies, box sets and comedies on its inflight entertainment system ahead of the new year.

The elderly woman went into respiratory distress at 4.15 on Thursday afternoon while exiting the plane onto the tarmac which was thick with bushfire smoke.

He's a Hollywood A-lister, so most people would expect Matt Damon to travel in style everywhere he goes.

The rankings were put together by data consultant company OAG which monitors global flights that arrive and depart within 15 minutes of their allocated time frame.

The aircraft loaded with 80 passengers and crew slid off the end of the runway before it became stuck in mud. No one was injured but flights in and out of Newman airport in WA are cancelled.

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney to Melbourne just before Christmas. When he landed he found his beloved animal lifeless in his crate.

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney home to Melbourne on December 21, but when they arrived he was told Frank did not make the flight.

Kay Newman took her beloved boxer Duke on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane on December 19, but blames Qantas for Duke's death after he was left on the tarmac in 39C heat.

Flight QF642 from Perth to Sydney took off about 9.30am on Thursday and was in the air for 58 minutes before having to make an emergency landing.

The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau on Thursday issued a preliminary report into the incident on the evening of August 5 during which the two planes came 'very close' to a mid-air crash.

Anthony Balletta's bulldog Frank is just one of the cases prompting the move from Qantas after the pet died on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne that cost $1100 for the dog alone.

A huge fire has broken out near the Qantas Terminal at Sydney airport.

Virgin Australia has banned flat-faced pets such as bulldogs and Persian cats from flying over health concerns after two dogs died in Qantas transit last month.

The ASX fell by 1.7 per cent, wiping $36billion off the market amid fears the outbreak will reduce the number of tourists visiting from China.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday plans to remove more than 600 citizens currently trapped in China's Hubai province amid escalating health fears.

Around 600 Australians are trapped in the Hubei province amid fears over the deadly outbreak that has so far killed 170 people and affected more than 7,000 in China.

Around 600 Australians are trapped in the Wuhan province which had the outbreak of the deadly disease that has killed 170 Chinese people and infected more than 7,000.

Public servant Malcolm Scriber and his family, who live in Hobart, were on holiday visiting relatives in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan when the city was put under quarantine on January 23.

Qantas has suspended all of its flights to China as the deadly coronavirus becomes a global emergency.