The first Fokker 100 operated by Qantas’s regional arm QantasLink has emerged from the paintshop. Fokker 100 VH-NHP is pictured here flying into Perth Airport on Wednesday after repainting with Douglas Aerospace in Wagga Wagga. Flight tracking website Flightaware shows that VH-NHP had arrived in Wagga Wagga for repainting on June 9. VH-NHP is one
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester says the publication of high resolution maps of the Indian Ocean has uncovered no new information to warrant a resumption of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Geoscience Australia said on Wednesday it had released the sea floor mapping data covering 278,000 square kilometres of
Virgin Australia has stepped up its push for market share on the Hong Kong route with an eye-catching return fare of less than $400. The airline started flying five times a week between Melbourne and Hong Kong on July 5 with Airbus A330-200s filled with 20 business and 255 economy class seats. The route is
Emirates looks set to offer its Australian customers a wider range of destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East after unveiling a partnership with regional carrier flydubai. While it is not a merger, the two carriers will work together on coordinating their networks and schedules to offer more connections through Dubai in addition to
Foreign minister Julie Bishop says those behind the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 may have to be tried in absentia as the Australian Government reaffirms its commitment to using every legal avenue to bring those responsible to justice. On July 17 2014, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, 9M-MRD, operating a scheduled flight from
Qantas’s first Boeing 737-800 to feature the airline’s new livery has entered service after being repainted in Singapore. The aircraft, VH-VXM, operated QF72 from Singapore to Perth on Thursday night after spending two weeks in the city-state being repainted. The updated livery and kangaroo logo was launched in October 2016 to coincide with plans to introduce
