A 17-year-old boy allegedly boarded a Jetstar plane armed with a long-arm firearm, ammunition and a fake bomb, a court has ...

Superintendent Michael Reid told reporters that passengers had noticed the teen was carrying a gun as he climbed the steps up ...

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But on closer inspection, it becomes clear this pile sitting on the tarmac is the alleged hijacking kit of the teenager who ...

Questions are raised over how a 17-year-old boy was allegedly able to evade security at Avalon Airport and board a flight ...

A teenager accused of attempting to hijack a Jetstar flight allegedly declared “I’ve got bombs in my bag” before he was ...

In the wake of an apparent attempted hijacking, it has been revealed Melbourne’s Avalon Airport has no stationed federal or state police.

A 17-year-old boy has faced court after being charged with 12 offences over the dramatic incident at Avalon Airport on ...

A 17-year-old boy has faced court for the first time after allegedly forcing his way onto a Jetstar plane with a firearm.

A teenager allegedly armed with a shotgun breached an airport’s security fence and tried to force his way onto a commercial ...

Passengers in Australia overpowered a teenage boy who was allegedly armed with a shotgun and ammunition as he tried to board ...

The boy was disarmed and detained before police arrived on the scene Thursday at Avalon Airport in Victoria state.