Hainan Airlines has added a fourth destination to its route network with the start of nonstop service to Cairns. The inaugural flight, HU745 operated by Airbus A330-200 B-5963, landed at the North Queensland city a little after 0800 local time on Wednesday, after a seven-hour journey from Shenzhen. After about two and a half hours
Perth will have a second Airbus A380 operator from May 1 2018 when Qatar Airways upgauges its existing daily service from Doha to the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Currently, the oneworld alliance member serves Perth from its Doha hub with Boeing 777-300ERs. The change to the A380, which is configured with eight first, 48 business
Jetgo plans to add the Embraer E175 to its fleet and operate international flights to Singapore in partnership with the City of Karratha. The Embraer would be used to fly from Brisbane to Karratha, located on the West Australian north west coast in the in the Pilbara region, and then onwards to Singapore, Jetgo and
Brisbane has a new nonstop link to China with the arrival of Air China’s inaugural Beijing service. Flight CA795, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-6113, touched down in Brisbane just after 1500 on Monday, following the 11-hour journey from Beijing. The aircraft received an Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) monitor cross as it taxied
China Southern has commenced year-round nonstop flights between Cairns and its Guangzhou hub. The Skyteam alliance member and Qantas codeshare partner had previously served Cairns on a seasonal basis, most commonly during the Chinese new year period. However, the arrival of flight CZ333 operated by Airbus A330-300 B-8358 at about 0745 on Tuesday morning after
Virgin Australia plans to redevelop its facilities at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3 over the next three years that will focus on more self-service facilities, a dedicated premium entry for eligible travellers and the relocation of some security screening facilities to improve passenger flows. Construction work was expected to begin in 2018, with Virgin Australia and
