Emirates has confirmed it will close its only Australian call centre next month, leaving more than 80 employees out of a job.

The big bird of Qantas’ international fleet, the Airbus a380, has left a large group of Aussie scouts stranded in LA due to a mechanical issue.

It appears NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will have to make do with the malfunctioning Sydney Metro and an unfinished light rail project, according to this news.

This week’s aviation wrap is full of new planes and flights, while Travel Weekly’s editor is full after completing the 1kg steak challenge down at the local pub.

We’ve tried to be clever here by not giving away anything in the headline, but then our junior journo pointed out the obvious accompanying photo.

Thousands of people have ranked Sydney the worst city in the world. In other news, water is wet.

A Tigerair flight was forced to turn around mid-flight without explanation following a suspicious threat.

Residents of Sydney were seen kicking cans down the road this morning and shaking their fists in a southerly direction after being ranked lower than their arch-rival city.

Residents of Sydney were seen kicking cans down the road this morning and shaking their fists in a southerly direction after being ranked three places behind their arch-rival city.

The aviation safety authority has released its final report on a charter plane which crashed into a DFO shopping centre last year killing five people.

PSA: Macao Government Tourism Office will soon be slinging free samples of delicious Macanese delicacies on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne!

Nursing a nasty hangover from last night’s Collette event in Melbourne? This photo gallery is sure to distract you for a solid two hours, depending on how fast you scroll.