Qantas will operate Airbus A330-200 widebody services across the Tasman on a permanent basis from July as its alliance partner Emirates withdraws A380 tag flights between Sydney and Auckland. The Qantas A330s will operate a double daily weekday service on the Sydney-Auckland route starting July 13, replacing Boeing 737-800 narrowbody services. There will also be six
The United States says it is still considering widening its electronics ban on inbound flights following discussions with European officials. However, the existing arrangements and number of countries affected would remain in place for now, following talks between US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly, European Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and Transport
Charter operator Rossair has grounded its aircraft fleet after one of its Cessna Conquest twin turboprops crashed near Renmark, South Australia on Tuesday afternoon, killing all three on board. The aircraft, Cessna 441 Conquest II VH-XMJ, had been conducting a training flight from Adelaide to South Australia’s Riverland region and return. The accident occurred soon after the aircraft departed Renmark at
Japan Airlines has underlined the resurgence in the Australia-Japan market with the launch of nonstop Melbourne-Tokyo (Narita) flights from September. The oneworld alliance member said it would serve Melbourne daily with Boeing 787-8s, with the first flight scheduled to take off on September 1. Japan Airlines president Yoshiharu Ueki said the Australia-Japan economic partnership agreement
Travellers will have a nonstop option between Australia and Sri Lanka from October when SriLankan Airlines commences Melbourne-Colombo flights with Airbus A330-200s. SriLankan said the inaugural service would take off on October 29 2017, with Melbourne chosen for its first Australian destination as about half of all Sri Lankans who live in Australia reside in Victoria.
Air China is adding a third route from Melbourne with three flights a week to Shenzhen starting on June 20 with Airbus A330-200s. The new Shenzhen service will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and adds to Air China’s existing three weekly flights from Melbourne to Beijing and four weekly flights from Melbourne to Shanghai.
