Boeing’s 777 program has received a boost with Singapore Airlines (SIA) putting pen to paper for 20 777-9s to be delivered from 2021/22. The airline group said on Friday it had signed a letter of intent for the 777-9, as well as 19 787-10s to be delivered from 2020/21. The 787-10 order is on top
Qantas has added a touch of colour to one of its aircraft in a show of support for the the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Airbus A330-300 VH-QPJ features a rainbow flag alongside the Flying Kangaroo on the tail, while the airline’s name on the fuselage is in rainbow colours. The aircraft operated its
Alliance Aviation Services says it is encouraged by signs of a pickup in mining-related flying after reporting a near doubling of first half profit as its efforts to diversify the business start to pay off. The charter and fly-in/fly-out operator posted net profit after tax of $8.7 million for the six months to December 31
Airnorth plans to again offer flights between Kununurra and Perth during the Top End dry season. The regional carrier has scheduled a once weekly Darwin-Kununurra-Perth rotation to operate from June 23 to September 30. The service will depart Darwin on Friday afternoons and arrive in Perth in the early evening, after a 30-minute stop in Kununurra.
After a couple of false starts, Qatar Airways has commenced nonstop flights between Doha and New Zealand. The inaugural service QR920, operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, touched down at Auckland Airport at 0715 on Monday, after a 16-hour journey from Doha. The aircraft, A7-BBB, received a traditional welcome as it taxiied to the gate after
Cathay Pacific is bringing back a fifth weekly flight between Adelaide and Hong Kong from early July. The oneworld alliance member has been operating five flights a week on the route since December 2016, with the service operated by Airbus A330-300s due to drop back to four flights a week at the end of March
