International flights are returning to Hobart. However, before people start heading to the nearest travel agent to book tickets, it is cargo rather than passenger demand that has led to a proposed once weekly service out of Tasmania. Qantas plans to operate a Boeing 767-300 freighter from Hobart to Ningbo, China to transport some 50,000
Boeing has secured a third 737 MAX customer in Oceania with Fiji Airways ordering five 737 MAX 8s for first delivery in 2018. The Fijian flag carrier said in a statement on Wednesday the 737 MAX 8 would “replace its existing narrow-body fleet”. Currently, Fiji Airways has five 737s in its fleet, comprising one 737-700 and four
Cathay Pacific has commenced its once weekly freighter operation out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, establishing a regular cargo link between Queensland’s Darling Downs and Hong Kong. The first flight, operated by Boeing 747-8F B-LJM, took off from Wellcamp just before 2200 local time, arriving at Hong Kong at about 0400 the next day. Wellcamp
There has been no change to air traffic rights for airlines from Qatar to operate to Australia despite media reports suggesting the two countries had signed an open skies agreement. It was reported over the weekend that Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and her Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani had signed an open skies
Boeing has upgraded its forecasts for new aircraft orders in Oceania for the next two decades as airlines in the region replace older models with newer, more fuel efficient jets and shy away from large widebodies such as the 747-8 and Airbus A380. The manufacturer’s outlook is for airlines in the region – Australia, New
After more than a year of deliberation, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has rejected American and Qantas’s application for an expanded alliance and anti-trust immunity (ATI) on trans-Pacific routes, arguing it would harm competition and reduce consumer choice. The DOT said in its Show Cause Order, published on Friday November 18 (US time), the
