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Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

The insider threat risk has been part of the international aviation security framework for many years. But the options for confrontation remain...

tuesday 20

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

The insider threat risk has been part of the international aviation security framework for many years. But the options for confrontation remain...

tuesday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

The insider threat risk has been part of the international aviation security framework for many years. But the options for confrontation remain...

tuesday 20

The Age

Chris Zappone

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

Rogue pilots may be the most dangerous threat to passengers. They’re ‘just about impossible’ to stop

The insider threat risk has been part of the international aviation security framework for many years. But the options for confrontation remain...

tuesday 10

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence

Drones are not only reshaping the battlefield, they are also prompting a re-think of how governments buy defence equipment.

06.09.2026 30

The Age

Chris Zappone

How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence

Drones are not only reshaping the battlefield, they are also prompting a re-think of how governments buy defence equipment.

06.09.2026 30

WA Today

Chris Zappone

How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence

Drones are not only reshaping the battlefield, they are also prompting a re-think of how governments buy defence equipment.

06.09.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence

Drones are not only reshaping the battlefield, they are also prompting a re-think of how governments buy defence equipment.

06.09.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Maurice Blackburn sued Qantas for millions, but it hasn’t landed the plane

Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.

28.08.2026 30

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Maurice Blackburn sued Qantas for millions, but it hasn’t landed the plane

Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.

28.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Maurice Blackburn sued Qantas for millions, but it hasn’t landed the plane

Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.

28.08.2026 40

The Age

Chris Zappone

Maurice Blackburn sued Qantas for millions, but it hasn’t landed the plane

Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.

28.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

‘Breaking point’: Insiders say Australia’s air traffic control system is still a ‘boys’ club’

Former employees and insiders say there is a deeper reason for the delays and dysfunction at Australia’s airports.

11.08.2026 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

‘Breaking point’: Insiders say Australia’s air traffic control system is still a ‘boys’ club’

Former employees and insiders say there is a deeper reason for the delays and dysfunction at Australia’s airports.

11.08.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

‘Breaking point’: Insiders say Australia’s air traffic control system is still a ‘boys’ club’

Former employees and insiders say there is a deeper reason for the delays and dysfunction at Australia’s airports.

11.08.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

‘Breaking point’: Insiders say Australia’s air traffic control system is still a ‘boys’ club’

Former employees and insiders say there is a deeper reason for the delays and dysfunction at Australia’s airports.

11.08.2026 30

The Age

Chris Zappone

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

It is the cheapest airline, so travellers are used to corners being cut. But Jetstar’s latest move is a new low.

05.08.2026 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

It is the cheapest airline, so travellers are used to corners being cut. But Jetstar’s latest move is a new low.

05.08.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

It is the cheapest airline, so travellers are used to corners being cut. But Jetstar’s latest move is a new low.

05.08.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

It is the cheapest airline, so travellers are used to corners being cut. But Jetstar’s latest move is a new low.

05.08.2026 50

The Age

Chris Zappone

Inside Qantas’ plan to turn Australia’s tyranny of distance into profit

Qantas has built a business case for ultra-long direct flights from Sydney to London. Soon it will have the planes to fly them.

22.06.2026 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Inside Qantas’ plan to turn Australia’s tyranny of distance into profit

Qantas has built a business case for ultra-long direct flights from Sydney to London. Soon it will have the planes to fly them.

22.06.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Inside Qantas’ plan to turn Australia’s tyranny of distance into profit

Qantas has built a business case for ultra-long direct flights from Sydney to London. Soon it will have the planes to fly them.

22.06.2026 70

The Age

Chris Zappone

Inside Qantas’ plan to turn Australia’s tyranny of distance into profit

Qantas has built a business case for ultra-long direct flights from Sydney to London. Soon it will have the planes to fly them.

22.06.2026 150

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could be the Concorde in reverse

The supersonic airliner was an infamously niche service. Qantas’ new ultra long haul flights could start that way, but find a broader audience.

19.06.2026 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could be the Concorde in reverse

The supersonic airliner was an infamously niche service. Qantas’ new ultra long haul flights could start that way, but find a broader audience.

19.06.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could be the Concorde in reverse

The supersonic airliner was an infamously niche service. Qantas’ new ultra long haul flights could start that way, but find a broader audience.

19.06.2026 50

The Age

Chris Zappone

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could be the Concorde in reverse

The supersonic airliner was an infamously niche service. Qantas’ new ultra long haul flights could start that way, but find a broader audience.

19.06.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

The ‘idiot’ sale: How Ryanair is using Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi anger for marketing

Musk, while championing Starlink, proves ruthless with his detractors. Most recently, the billionaire has landed in a public feud with the CEO of...

21.01.2026 60

WA Today

Chris Zappone

The ‘idiot’ sale: How Ryanair is using Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi anger for marketing

Musk, while championing Starlink, proves ruthless with his detractors. Most recently, the billionaire has landed in a public feud with the CEO of...

21.01.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

The ‘idiot’ sale: How Ryanair is using Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi anger for marketing

Musk, while championing Starlink, proves ruthless with his detractors. Most recently, the billionaire has landed in a public feud with the CEO of...

21.01.2026 80

The Age

Chris Zappone

The ‘idiot’ sale: How Ryanair is using Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi anger for marketing

Musk, while championing Starlink, proves ruthless with his detractors. Most recently, the billionaire has landed in a public feud with the CEO of...

21.01.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Palmer Luckey, boss of defence contractor Anduril, sees a world of security problems that can be addressed, if not solved, with innovative...

05.01.2026 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Palmer Luckey, boss of defence contractor Anduril, sees a world of security problems that can be addressed, if not solved, with innovative...

05.01.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Palmer Luckey, boss of defence contractor Anduril, sees a world of security problems that can be addressed, if not solved, with innovative...

05.01.2026 60

The Age

Chris Zappone

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Palmer Luckey, boss of defence contractor Anduril, sees a world of security problems that can be addressed, if not solved, with innovative...

05.01.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″⁣ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

26.12.2025 60

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″⁣ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

26.12.2025 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″⁣ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

26.12.2025 70

The Age

Chris Zappone

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″⁣ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

26.12.2025 60

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Airbus A320 grounding to have ‘ripple effects’ for days

Removal of 6000 A320s from global fleets, even for a single day, will upset the tightly choreographed schedules that airlines around the world depend...

29.11.2025 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Airbus A320 grounding to have ‘ripple effects’ for days

Removal of 6000 A320s from global fleets, even for a single day, will upset the tightly choreographed schedules that airlines around the world depend...

29.11.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Airbus A320 grounding to have ‘ripple effects’ for days

Removal of 6000 A320s from global fleets, even for a single day, will upset the tightly choreographed schedules that airlines around the world depend...

29.11.2025 70

The Age

Chris Zappone

Airbus A320 grounding to have ‘ripple effects’ for days

Removal of 6000 A320s from global fleets, even for a single day, will upset the tightly choreographed schedules that airlines around the world depend...

29.11.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

Wi-Fi on board: Why I prefer flying without it

It’s one of the last places where you can have the peace of mind to concentrate, to work, to relax, even to be bored. How long will it last?

26.09.2025 60

WA Today

Chris Zappone

Wi-Fi on board: Why I prefer flying without it

It’s one of the last places where you can have the peace of mind to concentrate, to work, to relax, even to be bored. How long will it last?

26.09.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone

Wi-Fi on board: Why I prefer flying without it

It’s one of the last places where you can have the peace of mind to concentrate, to work, to relax, even to be bored. How long will it last?

26.09.2025 70

The Age

Chris Zappone

Wi-Fi on board: Why I prefer flying without it

It’s one of the last places where you can have the peace of mind to concentrate, to work, to relax, even to be bored. How long will it last?

26.09.2025 60

Brisbane Times

Chris Zappone

‘Wrong kind of sorry’: How Justice Michael Lee put Qantas to the (rhetorical) sword

At moments, Lee’s words appear to be written with a feathered quill. At others, a sword or a poisoned dart.

19.08.2025 50

WA Today

Chris Zappone

‘Wrong kind of sorry’: How Justice Michael Lee put Qantas to the (rhetorical) sword

At moments, Lee’s words appear to be written with a feathered quill. At others, a sword or a poisoned dart.

19.08.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Zappone