Canberra Airport has said farewell to the Qantas Boeing 767 after the airline operated its last flight with the twin-aisle aircraft to the national capital on Sunday night. The countdown to the eventual exit of all 767-300ERs from the Qantas fleet on December 27 is well and truly underway, with the Flying Kangaroo down to five operating
Jetgo’s first scheduled regular public transport (RPT) flight has landed at Gladstone Airport. Flight JG70 took off from Sydney Airport at 0610 local time on Monday bound for the Queensland port city, where it landed about 90 minutes later. The aircraft, a 36-seat Embraer ERJ 135 jet, was greeted by an Airservices ARFF water cannon salute as
Virgin Australia has received approval from the West Australian government to reduce flights on regulated routes to four regional towns in the state’s south. As part of the changes due to be gradually introduced from December 5, the number of Perth-Albany flights will be cut to 15 per week, from 20 currently, while the Perth-Esperance route
Qantas says it will increase flights to Japan in August 2015 with services to Tokyo Haneda Airport as the carrier reports yield improvements on its domestic and international operations. The airline group said yields – an industry term measuring average airfares per passenger – on its Qantas and Jetstar domestic operations were higher in October
Qantas and Japan Airlines have agreed to put an additional 11 billion yen (A$114 million) into loss-making Jetstar Japan. The recapitalisation would support Jetstar Japan’s growth ahead of international flights beginning in 2015 and an expansion of its domestic flying, Qantas said in a statement on Friday. The funds will be paid over two tranches, starting
China Southern’s seasonal Airbus A380 services to Sydney from the carrier’s Guanhzhou hub return on Friday December 5. The airline will deploy the double decker superjumbo to the NSW capital during the peak school holiday period for a second year, having used the aircraft over the Australian summer last year. The A380s, configured with 506
