The Australian Transport Safety Bureau revealed in a new report on Thursday, Dec. 18 that a fire in a passenger jet’s overhead locker was caused by a power bank with a lithium-ion battery ...

Passengers on board a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Brisbane were terrified after a loss of cabin pressure soon after takeoff, with the airplane dropping from 37,000 feet to under 10,000 feet ...

The transport safety regulator has completed its report into a fire that broke out in an overhead locker on a Virgin flight from Sydney to Hobart in July. The report found the fire was caused by a ...

A captain’s misinterpretation of a dispatcher’s note and notice to airmen (NOTAM) oversights resulted in a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 taking off from section of closed runway. The serious ...

Virgin Australia is reviewing its rules on portable power banks following a mid-air fire on one of its planes and a string of similar incidents on flights around the world, prompting calls for tighter ...

Australian investigators are probing a long landing involving a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 at Gold Coast airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the incident occurred at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Passengers on Australia’s major airlines will face new rules on the use of power banks, as Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar update their ...

Passengers on Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia flights are set to be banned from using power banks on planes after several incidents across the world. Under the new restrictions, there will be ...

Third-party training inconsistent with Boeing’s recommendations and Virgin Australia’s adopted procedures contributed to several hard landings due to pilot confusion and the related hazards introduced ...

Jayne Hrdlicka (center), CEO of Virgin Australia, with crewmembers from Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways onboard a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in Brisbane, Australia. Credit: James D. Morgan/Getty ...