Virgin Australia has added a new codeshare partner for two international routes after authorities approved a request to add Virgin Atlantic’s VS airline code on its flights to Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In late December, the airline applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to have Virgin Atlantic added as a marketing carrier
United commences Sydney-Houston nonstop flights
United has added a third long-haul route from Sydney with the start of nonstop flights to Houston with Boeing 787-9s. The inaugural flight UA101, operated by Boeing 787-9 N35953, touched down at Sydney Airport a little after 0630 on Saturday, following its 17-hour journey from Houston. The aircraft was on the ground for about six
Emirates breaks Airbus A380 order drought
Emirates Airline has broken the Airbus A380 order drought with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase up to 36 of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The MoU, signed in Dubai on Thursday (UAE time) by Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Airbus Commercial Aircraft chief operating officer for
Qantas has announced a September 1 start date for its upcoming Melbourne-San Francisco flights with Boeing 787-9s. The new four times weekly non-stop service, which was first announced in December 2017, will operate on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Flight schedules released by Qantas on Friday showed QF49 departing Melbourne in the evening and arriving
Alliance celebrates Kingsford Smith's Pacific crossing with special livery Fokker
Regional carrier Alliance Airlines is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the first trans-Pacific crossing with a special livery Fokker 100 and a commemorative beer to be offered on its flights. The aircraft, VH-FGB, has an image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on the tail, while the fuselage features the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Trimotor, named “Southern Cross“,
Qantas rejects findings of fuel efficiency report
Qantas says a study that ranked it the worst of 20 airlines operating across the Pacific for fuel efficiency did not accurately reflect all its measures to reduce fuel consumption. The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) report, entitled TransPacific Airline Fuel Efficiency Ranking, compared the fuel efficiency for 20 major airlines operating from the
