It might be like comparing apples to oranges, but earlier today, Travel Weekly’s reporter was also ‘ripped off’ when he paid $6.50 for a cold drip coffee.

Travel Weekly’s editor was in attendance at Sydney Airport’s star-studded event last night. Sadly though, he didn’t make the cut in this collection of pics.

An airport worker may be blinded in one eye after a falcon attacked him in a Qantas hangar at Sydney Airport. Apparently, the birds have lived there for around 20 years and provide a valuable service to the airport.

To enhance your reading experience of this Aviation Wrap, we highly recommend wearing aviator sunnies and a scarf around your neck.

The wild weather has also seen Sydney blanketed with pollen and chemists inundated with hayfever sufferers.

This week’s aviation wrap is full of good news stories and huge sales – perfect for those in need of a Tuesday afternoon pick-me-up.

Australian travel companies were among those on the receiving end of a drop in share prices at the opening of the ASX200 this morning.

The major airport has also seen its number of passengers drop slightly due to capacity reductions and subdued demand in the domestic sector.

Those heading to South America will soon be able to do so in the comfort of one of Qantas’ top-notch tin cans.

Travellers flying from Sydney Airport have been met with massive delays due to an Australian Border Force outage and gale force winds.

There’s been more moving and shaking this past week in the travel industry than a show by Bangarra Dance Theatre, as this wrap proves.

According to one witness, the culprit was supposedly some batteries from a robotics conference.