If Bonza do go under, wouldn't be too suprised to see Rex swoop in with some additional services, especially from places such as Albury & Mildura that they already service. With services such as MEl-MQL they would be able to right-gage, using the Saabs during the week, and upgage to a 73 when de...
Jump to postcsturdiv wrote:In the Qantas fleet thread there's speculation that it's a religious group charter.
Changes to QF9 seem to be for the 'forseeable future' per the below article.
No change to QF10
https://www.theage.com.au/national/west ... 5fjk7.html
It's being reported QF has cancelled PER-LHR non-stop flights due to airspace closure Routed via SIN. QF9 (PER-LHR) stopping in SIN so a full load can still be carried. QF10 (LHR-PER) still direct as normal https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/qantas-perth-to-london-route-changed-to...
Jump to postFor QF, surely LAX if they were to go East to LHR. JFK would need sunrise aircraft, whereas LAX is easily reached (and currently flown by) their A380s and 787s. SYD-LHR via either YVR or JNB are shorter and better options than a US transit. But the most likely outcome for QF would actually be a non...
Jump to postJetstar have posted a new feature on their Insta page. The ability to reserve an armrest for $2.
It is the 1st of April....
https://www.instagram.com/jetstaraustralia/
BITRE for January 2024 is out https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/International_airline_activity_0124.pdf Quite a vast difference in incoming passengers compared to outgoing, especially with some of the Asian airlines. I'd imagine quite a few of those inbound pax might be student...
Jump to postI was someone who doubted it until the day I spoke to someone relatively senior within QF who told me "We can fill more than 50% of the premium seats every day with just BHP and RIO". I'm told by the same guy, that this is still pretty much true today (and throw in a few other WA mining c...
Jump to postMalaysia Airlines selects MEL as first destination for A330neo, starting 25 Nov 24 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240322-mhnov24339 Smart move, those A330-300's currently used are showing their age, hard-product wise. A good opportunity for them to pick up some traffic that might have once gone to ...
Jump to postThe JQ incident appears to have been an mental health episode, pax now in hospital... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXT8lrluws8 Sadly, this wasn't the only aviation-related mental-health incident here in Melbourne today. A pax on a hot-air balloon jumped out of the basket this morning, sadly looks...
Jump to postJQ flight MEL-DPS turned back to MEL mid-flight due to an unruly pax. Pax being put up in a hotel overnight before they try again in the morning! https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/jetstar-flight-from-melbourne-to-bali-forced-to-turn-back/news-story/957dbd3e85718781594adf9589511...
Jump to postA Pity that Zipair aren't looking to start Australian ops, but not really a suprise. There is also competition from SQ, TG, MH, RB & PR. The Chinese carriers are dumping capacity ATM as well, this includes CX. I would imagine that most of the direct SYD/MEL-HND/NRT direct flights are mostly corp...
Jump to postHowever the overall POS (from all 3 AU ports) are closer to even per the Australian Government report for November 2023, Along with the weak Australian $$, it's a quieter month before the School Holiday peak season starts so loads would be lower then (around 50% across all services). Source: https:...
Jump to postMEL T2, especially in the morning arrivals bank.
A revamp, or ideally a new terminal can't come soon enough,
A SriLankan flight to Columbo has had to make an emergency landing at MEL after smoke in the cockpit, only a short time after takeoff from MEL https://7news.com.au/news/srilankan-airlines-flight-forced-to-turn-back-to-melbourne-due-to-mid-air-emergency-c-13565317 Just saw a report on the late news, ...
Jump to postI wonder if this has a certain Ms. T. Swift on board.
Looks to be the only Biz Jet crossing the pacific on FR24 ATM, and tech stop looks like it might be somewhere in Hawaii. And has originated from Henderson....
https://www.flightradar24.com/GLEX/33f6b77d
Tech stops? “We need no stinking tech stops” says the chartered G7500 by Vista Jet Settles that issue then! If she leaves for MEL shortly after the game (maybe late evening/early AM Vegas time), then she will be arriving in MEL Tuesday morning. Media are probably already assuming their positions ou...
Jump to postWill be interesting to see when Taylor's jet departs for MEL. She has 3 shows here this weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights). Media here are speculating if Travis will be travelling with her. If she leaves late Sunday Night/Early AM Monday, this would put her on track for an arrival into MEL...
Jump to postAnsett's fleet numbered 134 when they collapsed, however that number also included the regional fleet. REX is the last remaining part of Ansett operating/flying independently, REX operated under the Kendall & Hazelton names under Ansett ownership. Skywest was taken over by VA in 2013, and now fl...
Jump to postMaybe a stronger US Point of Sale, whereas QF is heavily geared towards AU point of sale which is struggling with the exchange rate I would image so as well, you would have to think that most demand from AU to the US at the moment would be business & VFR with the FX rate & other issues. I'v...
Jump to postI'd also look at the similarities/differences between the Australian & US domestic Markets. You have JQ, which is wholly owned by QF, however JQ has it's own AOC & it's corporate HQ is located in Melbourne, when QF is headquarted in Sydney. A lot of the former QF leisure-focussed routes have...
Jump to postI can see some of the ME3, especially EK service WSI. With the London comparison, remember that EK serve all 3 of the main London airports.
And some of the Asian airlines as discussed for the redeye services & some additional capacity.
If Bonza don't make it, I'm sure Rex, JQ & VA will pick up some of the Bonza routes, Albury flights to the Queensland resorts would be prime JQ & VA flying, and even now Rex could upgage some of their MEL-Mildura flights to 737's if the demand required it.
Jump to postWould you recommend CPT as a holiday destination though? I think most people who have been there would. Tonnes to do there, great food, good scuba diving, wildlife experiences...one of the best places in the world for wine tourism. For Jetstar I don't think it's a great fit though, but if they real...
Jump to postDoes JAL use their A350s exclusively for domestic routes? The history of JA13XJ showed only domestic flights from 1 year ago until the day of the accident Yes the A359s replaced 777s on domestic routes. A35K deliveries are intended for long haul services. Sorry to say they are probably missing the ...
Jump to postTK starting some soft marketing in the Australian market. Will be interesting to see how many change over from EK, especially here in Melbourne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br3z8Xa6GaM
Looks like QF59 is also diverting to NRT. From looking at FR24, all aircraft that were on the ground at HND have now turned off their transponders.
https://www.flightradar24.com/QFA59/33762d93
Scenes from inside the A350.....
https://twitter.com/search?q=Japan&src= ... cal=trends
NRT looks to be busy going from FR24
Thankful that all on the A350 got out... Hope it was the same for the JCG plane.....
The JQ 788s I wouldn't expect too much drastic change, maybe more South East Asia/Japan long haul (i.e KIX to secondary Australian ports), but the suggestions of South Africa or North American long haul I'd tip as unlikely, IMO. If QF mainline don't return to KIX, I can see JQ flying MEL-KIX. Howev...
Jump to postI feel that if Rex do indeed change their name to bring it all under one brand then maybe we'll see "Rex Australia"... A name change to 'Rex Australia' would also work if Rex decided to do some Trans-Tasman or Pacific Island flying at a later date. The Alliance brand doesn't have a lot of...
Jump to postUnruly pax restrained with the assistance of passengers after an incident involving a crew member on QF46 between DPS-MEL. https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/a-man-has-been-detained-by-fellow-passengers-on-a-flight-from-bali-after-an-alleged-assault/news-story/8f8d7979b72149bc263c0c304c7...
Jump to postIMO, and that's all it is, an opinion... In USA: St. Louis (I had a 4 day conference there everybody was asking why are we here?!?) Europe: Oslo (boring as hell) Africa: Lusaka (almost got mugged and nothing really to see) Australia: Mt. Isa, Emerald, Mooronbah... any Queensland mining town Asia: J...
Jump to postAlso intersting to note the light loads on the VA HND flights..... https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/500-jetstar-passengers-stuck-in-japan-after-jasper-closes-cairns-airport-20231218-p5es67.html You mean to say nearly 8 hours on a narrow body 737 isn't very desirable to passengers? and t...
Jump to postIssues with JQ's Japan ops due to the flooding in CNS. Also intersting to note the light loads on the VA HND flights.....
https://www.theage.com.au/business/comp ... 5es67.html
ben175 wrote:
Is this the end of RPT flights from Essendon?
The first time I've visited non-av for a while & come across this.... Have read & enjoyed his posts over the years as well, sad news. From what I gathered from his posts, he knew that his time might have been short, he certainly packed a lot in over the years. Safe travels & smooth flyin...
Jump to postIf QF mainline aren't interested in a return to KIX, MEL-KIX would be an ideal JQ route. But as above, any additional Japan flights would most likely be XLR's or 321LR's hubbed out of BNE and/or CNS. I couldn't see mainland US flights doing well in the current climate, but things can & do change...
Jump to postHonest question - is Europe waning or is the nature of demand shifting? Sure generational links maybe waning, but how about business and industry? Not to mention Australia is a very wealthy country by global standards and has a significant premium leisure market. Australia has a growing population....
Jump to postAn option out of left field could be to upgrade the airport at Traralgon. Not only is there the local Gippsland & Latrobe Valley areas, but the catchment area would also extend to the outer South East suburbs such as Pakenham, Berwick, Cranbourne & Clyde. An easy hour's drive straight down ...
Jump to postAn option out of left field could be to upgrade the airport at Traralgon. Not only is there the local Gippsland & Latrobe Valley areas, but the catchment area would also extend to the outer South East suburbs such as Pakenham, Berwick, Cranbourne & Clyde. An easy hour's drive straight down t...
Jump to postCX have cancelled all flights between HKG-TLV for the rest of the year.
Those who have yet to start their journeys strongly advised to accept a refund in full....
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_AU/ ... xsource=nc
I wonder if they'll extend the AVV service onto AKL? They put MEL-AKL on a route map in their inflight magazine a few months ago. https://twitter.com/aeroroutes/status/1653614568420315137/photo/1 Plus, AVV has been vocal about its desire to get flights to/from New Zealand. Would AVV even have inter...
Jump to postThere's been a couple of mentions of Dennis Bunnik this thread, he differs from the other Vloggers in that his family operate a high-end tour company out of Adelaide. I enjoy watching his videos, and there is a good mixture of Pleb & Business class flights to make it relateable. https://www.bunn...
Jump to postThe 2 remaining QF repatriation flights have been cancelled due to the worsening situation. https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/israel-readies-next-stage-of-war-as-palestinians-flee-south-20231014-p5ec8p.html QF discussing with the government about possibly using 'other Middle Eastern ports'...
Jump to postYSSYplanespoter wrote:AirbusA322 wrote:YSSYplanespoter wrote:DFAT is saying that the remaining 2 flights to/from TLV have both been cancelled.
Situation is deteriorating.
Clearly. Will be interesting to see what it will happen now.
I found this on Youtube, a sterotype representation of what could be. An understanding of Yorkshire folk might be required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg&ab_channel=riponpotter Better than LCC ?? A pint of Best Bitter & Fish & Chips for inflight catering, I wouldn't be com...
Jump to post1st QF repat flight current enroute to TLV from LHR. This might be the first QF flight to TLV. Return flight will be back to LHR. https://www.flightradar24.com/ASY1168/326ad55b From the Australian Aviation thread, they're using the callsign 'Aussie', most likely due to the nature of the flight. Also...
Jump to postThe QF repatriation flights will be operated out of LHR, using 787's. So no need for crew to overnight in Israel, and utlilising aircraft that might otherwise be sitting at LHR between flights... Around 15,000 Australians in Israel, but a fair proportion would be dual-citizens. https://australianavi...
Jump to postIt’s interesting that MH is giving MEL the A350, would have assumed the A333’s are more than adequate for the route. As discussed previously, the A333 hard product is seriously dated, the A350 enables them to better compete with the likes of SQ & Thai, etc from MEL. I flew the MH 330's last yea...
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