Chris Zappone

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Hey Democrats, checking my calendar...Isn't it about time the DNC leadership, media and all candidates begin pre-celebrating their sure-thing, just-look-at-the-polls sweep of Congress on November 3?

Qantas' status credits changes offer a new path to the lounge www.smh.com.au/business/com... #qff #qantas #loyaltyprograms

News editors and reporters of the world: Is it possible the Elon Musk topic is actually audience repellant?

smh.com.auQatar Airways plans flights to western Sydney from late 2027The Gulf carrier will fly from Western Sydney International three times a week, making it the fifth foreign carrier to serve Australia’s newest airport.

Qatar Airways Western Sydney airport expansion: New Doha flights to begin in 2027 with plans for daily services by 2028

Western Sydney International Airport lounge: First look at the design, capacity and airline access for the new facility www.smh.com.au/busin... #lounge #aviation #westernsydneyairport #wsi

washingtonpost.comOpinion | Marco Rubio misunderstands what makes the West greatHis speech in Greece celebrated power and strength, overlooking the revolutionary idea of universal rights.

Marco Rubio misunderstands what makes the West great www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

smh.com.auDelta to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi on all Australian flights within weeksThe US airline says it has no regrets about picking a fight with Elon Musk by saying no to using his Starlink system to keep its passengers connected.

Delta Air Lines WiFi: Major US carrier to offer free (non-Starlink) onboard internet on all Australia flights within weeks

smh.com.auBed bugs ground Qantas Rome-to-Perth flightFlight QF6 was cancelled at the weekend and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved was booked for extra cleaning after passengers on an earlier flight complained of being bitten.

An outbreak of bed bugs has forced the cancellation of a Qantas flight from Rome to Perth, delaying some passengers by as much as two days.

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote..."I mean, these things are important now to put clearly on the record, and I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia" (Reuters)

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smh.com.auRogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stopThe insider threat risk has been part of the international aviation security framework for many years. But the options for confrontation remain limited.

flydubai incident raises serious question about dangers of rogue pilots

Qantas, security workers strike at Sydney Airport www.smh.com.au/natio...

smh.com.auJetstar staff to stop charging baggage and seat fees in union protestWeeks after Jetstar unveiled a new overhead baggage fee, the Australian Services Union said its members will waive a range of fees as they push for higher pay

22 Sept

Jetstar industrial action: Airline staff to stop charging baggage and seat fees in protest

smh.com.auNew ‘world’s best airline’ crowned as Qantas fails to crack top 10Qatar Airways has lost the title of world’s best airline at the 2026 World Airline Awards, in a year when the highly regarded Middle East carrier has been disrupted by conflict in its region.

20 Sept

Singapore Airlines crowned world’s best in 2026, while Qantas stuck outside top 10

smh.com.auWhoever designed these business class seats should never work againBusiness class should feel like an indulgent, comfortable treat. By no stretch of the imagination could this be considered as such.

16 Sept

In the West, bands had to work pretty hard to earn the kind of “enemy of the state” status that East German punks lived with every day. www.goethe.de/prj/geg/en/t...

British Airways business class review, London to Sydney: Old seats make this an unpleasant journey www.smh.com.au/trave... "Whoever designed these business class seats should never work again"

smh.com.auOil spike puts pressure on airlines and their passengersPrices for petrol, diesel and jet fuel have been escalating as the war drags on.

13 Sept

US-Iran war: How rising oil prices are set to impact Australian airfares and fuel costs www.smh.com.au/busin... #Qantas #Virgin #Iranwar

10 Sept

It’s 9am in Melbourne and I’m reliably told some people are currently “absolutely crushing the pints”.

Plane carrying Zelensky threatened by drone in Moldova, Norway’s premier says (Wapost)

Virgin 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. 1/2

“We are looking closely at the Western Sydney opportunity and assessing whether it would fit into a network and schedule that best serves the needs of our customers,” said a spokesperson for Virgin. 2/2

smh.com.au‘Nothing to retire on’: Fired Qantas workers get $35 million payoutYears after the airline illegally sacked them, workers received about $2000 for each full year of service. The payment marks the beginning of the end of a long and distressing saga.

Fired Qantas workers receive $35 million penalty payment ordered by court

smh.com.auFlames and popping sounds: Experts explain Qantas engine incidentFormer Qantas captain David Evans said that from the video footage the “flames and ‘popping’ sounds heard indicate disrupted airflow through the jet engine”.

7 Sept

Qantas flight QF122 engine fire: Former pilots explain why the incident was not an emergency

smh.com.auSydney-bound Qantas flight diverted after flames appear spitting from engineFlames burst from the Qantas plane engine after take-off from Queenstown, forcing an emergency landing.

5 Sept

Sydney-bound Qantas flight diverted after flames appear spitting from engine www.smh.com.au/business/con...

smh.com.auQantas A380 arrives in San Francisco to bring NFL’s 49ers to AustraliaThe plane is expected to depart San Francisco for Melbourne in a few hours, bringing the NFL team to the city ahead of its game against the Los Angeles Rams.

3 Sept

#Breaking Qantas A380 arrives in San Francisco to bring NFL’s 49ers to Australia

2 Sept

New South Wales premier seeks to lure Air India flights to Western Sydney Airport www.smh.com.au/polit...

independent.co.ukWhy we need to start treating Trump’s America like RussiaExpansionist desires, aggressive military actions, and the consolidation of power in its internal affairs used to attack political enemies, Keir Giles explains how, while writing his new book, he came to realise the two countries are becoming exceedingly hard to tell apart

2 Sept

Why we need to start treating Trump’s America like Russia

1 Sept

Western Sydney International Airport test landing: Jetstar conducts successful test flight ahead of October opening www.smh.com.au/business/com...

politico.euFleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilizationA recent spike in traffic on Russia’s southern border comes amid increasingly aggressing recruitment measures and worries of another military call-up.

30 Aug

Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization www.politico.eu/article/russ...

28 Aug

The 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. www.smh.com.au/busin... #qantas #inequality

smh.com.auVirgin Australia boosted by new planes, fuel strategyWhile the aviation industry has faced a fuel price shock in March, Virgin hedged both crude oil and the more volatile jet fuel refining margins.

27 Aug

Virgin Australia reports jump in underlying profit for 2026, helped by fuel hedging, strong demand

smh.com.auQantas profit tumbles as fuel coasts soarThe company said its fuel bill jumped by over $600 million.

26 Aug

#Breaking Qantas posts annual loss as fuel costs bite

smh.com.auDelayed at Sydney Airport? Pilots say don’t just blame air traffic controlThe pilots say the bottleneck is slowing international flights from getting to gates during peak morning hours.

23 Aug

Sydney Airport landing bottleneck forces planes to burn fuel while circling and taxiing runway

23 Aug

Ex-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce warns airlines over Starlink over-reliance www.smh.com.au/busin...

smh.com.auExclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal electionA digital trail of evidence and political and church insiders have revealed how the wealthy Christian sect mobilised influencers around the country to track and heckle candidates.

21 Aug

Sect secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the Australian federal election

smh.com.auFourth Sydney Airport safety incident under investigation in as many weeksInvestigators are examining an incident on Tuesday where two Qantas flights were given clearance to take clashing routes.

21 Aug

Breaking: Sydney Airport taxiing incident: ATSB investigates potential conflict between two Qantas flights

blog.khodorkovsky.comHow to Slay a Dragon | Mikhail Khodorkovsky | SubstackRussia, geopolitics, and the fight for what comes after Putin. Click to read How to Slay a Dragon, by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

19 Aug

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404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

17 Aug

What does this say about Silicon Valley’s view of culture? www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...