Scoot offering Australians new one-stop option to Berlin
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot has commenced ticket sales for its upcoming flights to Berlin from its Singapore hub, offering Australians a new one-stop option to Germany. The four-times weekly service with Boeing 787 equipment was first announced in December 2017 and is scheduled to commence on June 20 2018. The flights will operate on Mondays,
Airbus’s first BelugaXL completes final assembly
Airbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
Airbus's first BelugaXL completes final assembly
Airbus says its first BelugaXL over-size transport aircraft is on track to make its first flight later in 2018 after emerging from final assembly. The first of five new BelugaXLs completed final assembly in early January at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, the company said on Tuesday (European time). The structurally complete airframe was expected to
Oceania airlines and airports ranked among the top 20 most punctual mainline and low-cost carriers in 2017, a report says. The Punctuality League report from aviation consultancy OAG said Qantas was the fifth most punctual mainline carrier of 2017 with an on-time performance of 86.18 per cent. Two other local carriers also made the top
Malaysia Airlines to resume Brisbane-Kuala Lumpur flights
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to resume nonstop flights between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur from June after a near three-year absence on the route. Brisbane Airport said on Tuesday MAS would commence a four times weekly service from June 6 2018 with Airbus A330 equipment. The flights have been scheduled as a morning departure from MAS’s
Silkair Australia’s first Boeing 737 MAX operator
Darwin has welcomed Australia’s first scheduled Boeing 737 MAX passenger flight, with Silkair’s MI801 touching down in the Northern Territory capital a few minutes before 1500 local time on Sunday. Silkair’s inaugural MAX service, operated by 9V-MBC, covered the 1,804nm journey between Singapore and Darwin in a little over four and a half hours. The
