Emirates announced on November 4 that it will start a third daily Dubai-Sydney service on December 2. The additional service will initially be flown four times weekly with a Boeing 777-200LR, rising to daily frequencies from January 2. Emirates says that with the flights departing at Sydney at 6am that it will allow for closer
Qantas has stood down two pilots after an incident on October 26 where they prepared their Boeing 767 to land without engaging the landing gear. The crew were reportedly on approach for landing at Sydney Airport and were understood to have been at an altitude of 700ft when they recognised that the gear had not
Qantas and British Airways have completed their move of flights from Terminal Four to Terminal Three at London’s Heathrow Airport, joining other oneworld carriers already operating from the terminal. The airlines’ joint services to Australia, Singapore and Bangkok moved to Terminal Three from October 29, as well as BA’s flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Gibraltar,
Deutsche Bank says that the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) is likely to cost Qantas and Virgin Blue millions of dollars, with the airlines only able to pass on one-fifth of the cost without losing passenger revenues. According to The Australian newspaper, Deutsche Bank analysts have calculated that the CPRS would cost Qantas
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 new Airbus A320s to replace 15 Boeing 737-300s for domestic services, to join 12 A320s already in service for trans Tasman and Pacific routes. The deal, announced on November 3, also includes purchase options on 11 further A320s, which could possibly be upgraded to A321s. The first A320 from
Qantas announced on November 2 that it has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), which is working towards the development of sustainable aviation fuel. “Through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group we are joining other industry partners to work together to lessen the environmental impact of aviation,” said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. “Qantas
