Interesting to see the QF group is going double daily on BNE-NRT. I would hope they have different timings between the QF and JQ flights rather than overlay on similar timings. Also looks like a JQ 787 base may be set up in BNE, and would allow BNE-DPS 787 flying to be operated by BNE-based crews. ...
Jump to postTiming of the recently announced BNE flights below. Schedule Tokyo (Narita) to Brisbane from 29 October 2023 Flight # Frequency From To Depart Arrive JQ10 Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun NRT BNE 21:00 06:35 +1 Brisbane to Tokyo (Narita) from 31 October 2023 Flight # Frequency From To Depart Arrive JQ9 Tue, ...
Jump to postJQ has entered into a new partnership with BNE which will see more international flying from BNE BNE-NRT, 5 weekly from 31 October increasing to daily from 3 December BNE-KIX, 4 weekly from 2 February BNE-ICN, 3 weekly from 1 February BNE-DPS, increases from 7 to 10 weekly from 1 February BNE-AKL i...
Jump to postTo facilitate the new flight from Brisbane to Tokyo (Narita), Jetstar will stop flying from the Gold Coast to Tokyo (Narita) from 29 October 2023. The change strengthens Jetstar’s operations by consolidating widebody aircraft flying and related engineering resources in Brisbane. The services betwee...
Jump to postJetstar has left a group of passengers stranded at NRT, initially the flight had been delayed but now has been cancelled indefinitely https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/airports/jetstar-passengers-stranded-for-three-days-in-tokyo-airport-after-flights-cancelled/news-story/7a8adbb078bd427b...
Jump to postDue to delays from Boeing, American Airlines will be suspending Sydney-Los Angeles flights from May.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news ... ey-flights
How does this affect the AA/QF JV if at all?
Thinking a little left field here and not knowing what actual pax loads on ZL flights to those small towns are like, could the upcoming Cessna SkyCourier with it's 19 pax configuration be a suitable aircraft for Rex? Perhaps even as a mixed fleet of SkyCouriers and ATR42s for the larger routes?
Jump to postgpasternak wrote:Anyone know why 4 of Fiji Airways A330's are flying to Sydney simultaneously? Unless it's an FR24 error
I wonder what keeping VARA means? And where physically are the ATRs? I assume it means keeping the FIFO operations centred in PER using F100s and A320s. The ATRs are removed from the fleet. Some were in NZ whilst others were parked at MEL. Not sure if this has recently changed. There were a handful...
Jump to postLatest images of ASP appears as though further expansion is well under way. https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLviX_Bp7B/?igshid=1i5klcp252m7v https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201104/1fbb60c9684bd609c4c6b6c5bfadde99.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/CGRUUzGhRv3/?igshid=40exwpqkmh9c https://uploads.tapat...
Jump to postkriskim wrote:Qantas737 wrote:
They really need to hire an agency for their branding. And if they did, I wouldn’t be paying for this hideous logo.
Fly Corporate has rebranded to "Link Airways"
https://www.linkairways.com/
A nice little piece from Engineers Australia on the retirement of Qantas' 747
https://www.createdigital.org.au/qantas ... M-20200730
Just listening to Sydney Departures now and it sounds like QF7474 is on it's way to complete some 'artwork'. Will be interesting to see what appears on FlightRadar. I heard they were going to do a basic roo shape that would be visible on FR24 And right you are. They're about halfway through now. Th...
Jump to postJust listening to Sydney Departures now and it sounds like QF7474 is on it's way to complete some 'artwork'. Will be interesting to see what appears on FlightRadar.
Jump to postSeems like tickets for the Qantas 747 farewell flights are not on sale right on midday. Anyone else having luck? I can't find any links or anything... Link didn't appear until about 12:10 then already said sold out for Sydney then all other cities sold out in a couple more minutes... Oh well, I got...
Jump to postSeems like tickets for the Qantas 747 farewell flights are not on sale right on midday. Anyone else having luck? I can't find any links or anything...
Jump to postBeen looking around for the answer to this - Why is Qantas storing its A380s in Victorville instead of somewhere close to home such as Alice Springs? Did they run out of capacity with Singapore's A380s? Is it actually because VCV is close to LAX so the mechanics can quickly get over there or someth...
Jump to postI've never taken much notice of Alliance Airlines but with the lack of flights, have found myself focussing in on them on FR24. Have been really surprised at the depth and breadth of their services in QLD. Seems a lot are likely FIFO but the volume of them has really surprised me. I know there is a...
Jump to postOEH seen at LAX in front of the QF hangar then departing for MHV Interesting to note that the tail didn't get painted all red and the titles covered up as would normally occur at LAX. Perhaps I have missed something, but would this indicate that OEH hasn't yet been retired, but rather just going in...
Jump to postAviator34ID wrote:" I certainly would have my reservations about going on a cruise in future."
Having reservations would not be a good thing!
You say this as though it has happened once before already... :scratchchin: I'm still at a complete loss as to why all these cruise ships have been such COVID-19 hot spots? I know it's probably as a result of international travel in the days leading up to the cruise departures, but still crazy that...
Jump to postRumours are circulating that there will be more chartered repatriation flights to Australia, especially in relation to cruise ships off our coast. WA premier Mark Mcgowan hinted at German Charter flights to rescue Germans stuck on the Aratania given they’re allowed to come ashore. Can anyone elabor...
Jump to postYeah your maths aware spot on, it will be 14 days of isolation. But I’m watching the situation. Already cancelled my Fiji and Europe trips. Hoping I can defer Europe by about a month. I’ll make a decision on HTI in the next day or two. Thanks for all of your responses, much appreciated. C11973 I th...
Jump to postPcoder wrote:I'm a QF platinum and they have just sent an email, that they will be extending my status for another year. Good move from Qantas
Any word on whether QF or VA are planning to freeze frequent flyer membership status temporarily in light of businesses starting to implement non-critical travel bans domestically? Similar to what CX has done? I'm up for renewal of my Velocity Platinum membership in October this year and with my emp...
Jump to postThe Australian is reporting that JQ is touting 3 788s for sale. Apparently this is because they operate loss making routes thought to be SYD-HNL, MEL-HNL and OOL-NRT. Sale would mean 50 pilots would be made redundant or demoted so whether this is a serious sale campaign or an attempt to force pilot...
Jump to postReports that the C-130 LAT fighting the fires in the Snowy Mountains region has lost contact with ATC and believed to have crashed. Tragic news.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-23/ ... e/11893554
Qantas confirms that MEL-TYO will be switched from NRT to HND.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news ... da-airport
Clever trick. I'm sure they do want some data, but I'm also sure this will bring a load of publicity, just like that record-setting 747-400 flight did 30 years ago. I remain deeply curious about the "compelling option." I don't understand what Boeing could offer that would be compelling. ...
Jump to postAnother interesting diversion today was FJ SUV-SYD ended up diverting to BNE. Equipment was 737-700 DQ-FJF A CX 773ER diverted to BNE today too from what I saw on the YBBN spotters facebook page. There have been some additional scheduled Virgin flights in and out of Townsville due to the Watpac Tow...
Jump to post^ Well there is the constantly mentioned option of moving the 11x 788s to QF mainline. With the few routes that can't be moved to the XLR (namely SYD/MEL-HNL) shifted to QF with it. This would mean more than daily on the SYD-HNL route as QF mainline if that scenario was to occur. A less premium hea...
Jump to postQantas Group has added 36 A321XLR, 26 of which are conversions from the A321neo and 10 new added to the order. They are leaving the door open at this stage to Qantas itself operating the aircraft and not just limiting it to Jetstar. https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-adds-airbus-a321xlr-to-its-fleet?it...
Jump to postSo now the rep is adamant that BNE will be starting in 2020 so there's a definitive timeline. The plot thickens. What has AA announced? As far as I'm aware regarding the AA/QF JV they haven't said anything. Just internal rumours by various sources. Please provide the source for AA's announcement I ...
Jump to postQantas plans limited 747 domestic flying, most likely all linked to Antarctic charters, SYD-BNE, SYD-MEL and SYD-ADL https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284681/qantas-schedules-boeing-747-domestic-service-in-nw19/ Speaking of domestic 747 flying, QF 744 VH-OEG has made a couple of vis...
Jump to postAir Niugini in talks to start CNS-HKG https://twitter.com/BlueSwanDaily/status/1135787013943300096?s=20 Whilst I applaud Air Niugini for looking to fill the void left by Cathay Pacific (being a North Queenslander I'm gutted CX has dropped HKG-CNS), I do wonder if the public will support them on suc...
Jump to postIf I was Qantas CEO I would put a 777-8 on the Perth to London route. I would also have the Perth flight arriving in London a couple hours after the non stop Sydney and Melbourne flights. So the bags from the Melbourne and Sydney non stop flights could be put on the Perth flight when required. This...
Jump to postVirgin Australia to downsize 2 return flights per week between Cairns and Brisbane with an expanded wet lease agreement using Alliance Fokker F100s. https://www.cairnspost.com.au/lifestyle/travel/virgin-australian-downsizes-its-cairnsbrisbane-route/news-story/2f38a531b00afbbdff6508bebccd47b3 My gut ...
Jump to postCobham Aviation Embraer ERJ-190 VH-ZPT (ex VA and JetGo) is currently on it's way to Perth from Cairns. It arrived into Cairns wearing the JetGo livery (minus titles) on 15th May flying Nashville (BNA) - Van Nuys (VNY) - Hilo (ITO) - Cairns (CNS). Close - the routing is BNA-VNY-ITO- MAJ -CNS- ASP -...
Jump to postCobham Aviation Embraer ERJ-190 VH-ZPT (ex VA and JetGo) is currently on it's way to Perth from Cairns. It arrived into Cairns wearing the JetGo livery (minus titles) on 15th May flying Nashville (BNA) - Van Nuys (VNY) - Hilo (ITO) - Cairns (CNS).
Jump to postVirgin Australia A330-200 VH-XFG operated a charter to Townsville this morning in support of the Groovin The Moo music festival. The aircraft operated: MEL-TSV VA9001 TSV-MEL VA9900 I suspect a follow up charter will take place tomorrow (Monday) to to pick up the band members and their gear again fo...
Jump to postAn extraordinary self-indulgent dummy spit by Philip Adams because he is no longer a member of the Chairman’s Lounge! What a waste of ink and paper for The Australian to print this rambling nonsense, let alone pay for it! https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/thats-not-the-sp...
Jump to postWait, why wouldn't it be able to do YVR? I mean AC flies the quite longer YVR-BNE with the 789, and I think are starting AKL with the 788. The only reason I can see for them not being able to start YVR is because of demand (or lack thereof). I can understand why they'd like to have a higher-MTOW 78...
Jump to postVH-YVA has exited the Flying Colours Aviation hangar in Townsville sporting Tiger Air livery. Air New Zealand A320 ZK-OJA has arrived and entered the hangar for a repaint. ZK-OJA will be going in to be repainted either all-white or into an new operators colours - ZK-OJA-OJO are all getting replaced...
Jump to postVH-YVA has exited the Flying Colours Aviation hangar in Townsville sporting Tiger Air livery. Air New Zealand A320 ZK-OJA has arrived and entered the hangar for a repaint.
Jump to post777ER wrote:AviatorNZ wrote:777ER wrote:Rumour is -OKG is returning all white later tonight. Haven't seen any photos to confirm yet
Do you mean OJG?
Yes lol. Thanks.
Btw, welcome to a.net!
There are many aspects in this feud, the gate space is just one of them. I was also trying to point out that its not all PAPL, QF is as much to blame for this as PAPL. I do get the feeling that QF are trying to back out of the agreement made pre PER-LHR that included them moving over to T1 by the e...
Jump to postWith the A321LR replacing the 788 on some routes for JQ, where will the resulting slack be scheduled to? Are any details known yet? Maybe USA mainland but via an secondary route e.g. MEL-AKL-LAX or MEL-NAN-LAX etc so not to directly compete with QF. Or could possibly go to LAS, which would be mainl...
Jump to postA C130 Hercules (presumably RAAF) landed with it's nose gear retracted in Townsville last night. Limited information available at this point in time. Reports on facebook of delays to commercial aircraft waiting for the Hercules to be removed from the runway. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/new...
Jump to postDoes anyone have departure times of the three Cobham RJ100 and one RJ85 that are at Essendon for the footy? TIA VH-NJQ NC441 1100 (RJ100) VH-NJE NC443 1200 (RJ100) VH-NJU NC445 1300 (RJ85) VH-NJP NC447 1700 (RJ100) Victor Pody has posted the following photo on instagram of the 4 avros in Essenden w...
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