Essendon Airport now wants to narrow the strip width back to 180 metres, and started consulting late last year with operators at the airport about how that could affect their operations.

Essendon Airport will reopen on Thursday, two days after the plane crash that killed five people. Essendon Airport: DFO to remain shut but flights resume Thursday, says CEO.

While investigating the crash, the ATSB discovered the DFO was within 150 metres of the southern runway, in an apparent breach of safety standards in place since 1987, which mandated a 300-metre ...

There is no evidence to suggest the plane that crashed into a Melbourne shopping centre last month experienced "pre-impact" engine failure or had pre-existing faults, a preliminary report says.

The fatal crash quickly invoked memories of another take-off from Essendon that led to a plane crashing into a house in Airport West, killing six people, and an incident in 1993 when another ...

The DFO shopping centre, which the plane crashed into, is on land owned by Essendon airport. It was built in 2005. "If this was a grass field as it used to be, it could be a different situation ...

Essendon airport is owned by Lindsay Fox and Max Beck and both men want more bang for their buck. But the Airline Pilots’ Association says the only bang they’ll get under this plan is a potential ...

Mr Quartermain, a veteran pilot, reportedly made two mayday calls shortly after takeoff from nearby Essendon Airport. The plane then careened into the DFO and adjoining JB Hi Fi store, both of ...