Senior journalist covering aviation @theage @smh / former digital foreign editor / Dark Shining Moment podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mveuiiydiw26US-Iran war: How rising oil prices are set to impact Australian airfares and fuel costs https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/oil-spike-puts-pressure-on-airlines-and-their-passengers-20260911-p60wlv.html #Qantas #Virgin #Iranwar13 Sep 2026 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveuiiydiw26https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mv76phdbp224It’s 9am in Melbourne and I’m reliably told some people are currently “absolutely crushing the pints”.10 Sep 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76phdbp224https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mv4nxvqmoc2lPlane carrying Zelensky threatened by drone in Moldova, Norway’s premier says (Wapost)09 Sep 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4nxvqmoc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mv2lusnzrq27Virgin Australia said it had not announced routes to the new airport, as it weighed the balance of supply and demand across the new airport and Sydney Airport. 1/209 Sep 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2lusnzrq27https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mv2bc7qjue2sFired Qantas workers receive $35 million penalty payment ordered by court https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nothing-to-retire-on-fired-qantas-workers-get-35-million-payout-20260908-p60vf3.html09 Sep 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2bc7qjue2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3muvxjlsulc2eQantas flight QF122 engine fire: Former pilots explain why the incident was not an emergency https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/flames-and-popping-sounds-experts-explain-qantas-engine-incident-20260907-p60v5e.html07 Sep 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvxjlsulc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3muqycq2muk2ySydney-bound Qantas flight diverted after flames appear spitting from engine https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/sydney-bound-qantas-flight-diverted-after-flames-appear-spitting-from-engine-20260905-p60uq3.html05 Sep 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqycq2muk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3muliswmcu32n#Breaking Qantas A380 arrives in San Francisco to bring NFL’s 49ers to Australia https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-a380-arrives-in-san-francisco-to-bring-nfl-s-49ers-to-australia-20260903-p60u41.html03 Sep 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muliswmcu32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mujgzpoted27New South Wales premier seeks to lure Air India flights to Western Sydney Airport https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/we-want-them-the-attempt-to-woo-air-india-to-western-sydney-20260901-p60th9.html 02 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujgzpoted27https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mujb3ekf232dWhy we need to start treating Trump’s America like Russia https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-putin-us-russia-american-overthrow-keir-giles-b3042746.html02 Sep 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujb3ekf232dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3muguyf3mvs2iWestern Sydney International Airport test landing: Jetstar conducts successful test flight ahead of October opening https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/jetstar-s-first-flight-to-western-sydney-airport-arrives-early-20260831-p60t79.html01 Sep 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muguyf3mvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mub4wwko2c2aFleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-vladimir-putin-quietly-preparing-another-mobilization/30 Aug 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub4wwko2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mu4hwanwql2nThe long tail of the Qantas sacked worker payout scheme is emblematic of a broader reality. It’s hard to imagine the other protagonists in this saga being forced to accept their fate as blindly as these workers have had to. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/bitter-aftertaste-for-qantas-workers-from-the-largest-corporate-fine-in-australia-s-history-20260820-p60q48.html #qantas #inequality 28 Aug 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4hwanwql2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mu3zyib3kj2nVirgin Australia reports jump in underlying profit for 2026, helped by fuel hedging, strong demand https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/virgin-post-strong-rise-in-profits-helped-by-fuel-hedging-20260827-p60s9o.html27 Aug 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3zyib3kj2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtzgmxultw2h#Breaking Qantas posts annual loss as fuel costs bite https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-profit-tumbles-as-fuel-coasts-soar-20260826-p60rvf.html26 Aug 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzgmxultw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtqpqk3xus2qSydney Airport landing bottleneck forces planes to burn fuel while circling and taxiing runway https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/delayed-at-sydney-airport-pilots-say-air-traffic-control-isn-t-the-only-thing-to-blame-20260818-p60pd1.html23 Aug 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqpqk3xus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtq7p3peph22Ex-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce warns airlines over Starlink over-reliance https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/alan-joyce-s-musk-monopoly-warning-over-in-flight-wi-fi-20260806-p60m15.html 23 Aug 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq7p3peph22https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtkx2d3k2n2iSect secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the Australian federal election https://www.smh.com.au/national/exclusive-brethren-secretly-paid-far-right-activists-to-perform-stunts-disrupting-the-federal-election-20260812-p60nma.html21 Aug 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkx2d3k2n2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtkm2sooos2zBreaking: Sydney Airport taxiing incident: ATSB investigates potential conflict between two Qantas flights https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/fourth-sydney-airport-safety-incident-under-investigation-in-as-many-weeks-20260821-p60qca.html21 Aug 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkm2sooos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtfy7uwuyc2wHow to Slay a Dragon blog.khodorkovsky.com?r=915df&utm_... https://blog.khodorkovsky.com/?r=915df&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web19 Aug 2026 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfy7uwuyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtculdulqs25What does this say about Silicon Valley’s view of culture? https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/17 Aug 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtculdulqs25https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mtaqb23eft27The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating three near incidence at Sydney Airport. Two on August 9 and one on July 27, and a sense of crisis has emerged. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sydney-airport-has-had-three-close-calls-in-as-many-weeks-the-first-big-problem-is-clear-20260811-p60nc8.html17 Aug 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaqb23eft27https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3msxbra3z3l2s#Breaking Virgin Australia and Qantas near-miss: Sydney Airport runway incident under investigation following aborted take-off https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/virgin-plane-aborts-take-off-as-qantas-plane-crosses-sydney-runway-20260813-p60o6u.html13 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxbra3z3l2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mstzzbvzls2bAustralian airports: Air traffic control system a boys’ club, say insiders https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/breaking-point-insiders-say-australia-s-air-traffic-control-system-is-still-a-boys-club-20260810-p60mzn.html12 Aug 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstzzbvzls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3msoiykyapk2vExclusive: Western Sydney International Airport: Budget carrier VietJet to be fifth airline to join new hub https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/vietjet-to-offer-international-flights-from-western-sydney-20260808-p60mla.html09 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msoiykyapk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3ms3s3dlmtw2uQantas and Alan Joyce – the CEO who can’t let go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5l3OSqyv5g02 Aug 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3s3dlmtw2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mrwb2nohpo2oVery good piece....I declare the backpacker an extinct species: Brian Johnston https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/i-declare-the-backpacker-an-extinct-species-20260730-p60jyt.html31 Jul 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwb2nohpo2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mrqy5spe362bA picture from 1956 - One of these planes is still in service.29 Jul 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqy5spe362bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mrqmqqunc627Millions tune in as Qantas Project Sunrise flight lands in Toulouse, appears to set record https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/millions-tune-in-as-qantas-jet-completes-24-hour-non-stop-flight-20260729-p60jik.html29 Jul 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqmqqunc627https://bsky.app/profile/chrizap.bsky.social/post/3mrmcljk2f22s#Exclusive: Compensation delayed for Qantas staff illegally sacked during COVID https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/unlawfully-sacked-qantas-workers-to-wait-almost-six-years-for-compensation-20260727-p60is6.html27 Jul 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:yllmthv5k4wfow3tfjulwvqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmcljk2f22s