Qantas has today confirmed its Airbus order for A350-1000, A321XLR and A220-300 aircraft as it was expected. The order marks the transition from an “all-Boeing airline” to a mixed “Airbus-Boeing” airline with Airbus becoming the leader in this.
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Qantas and Jetstar have announced the resumption of flights to New Zealand from next month. The announcement comes after New Zealand confirmed that it will welcome all Australian travellers from 13th April 2022.
Air Canada has announced the resumption of flights to Australia. The airline has resumed flights to Sydney and will resume flights to Brisbane in July 2022.
Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Australia, yesterday announced that it will reopen borders to fully vaccinated international travellers later this month.
The Qantas Group has confirmed that it has cut capacity and is adjusting flying levels to better match travel demand in light of the sudden growth in COVID-19 cases in Australia.
Emirates has announced that it is increasing its capacity on flights from Dubai to Australia, with the easing of local government restrictions on international travel.
In October 2021, IH Aviation and Travel had reported that Qantas was in the process of finalising a 10 year Domestic Fleet Renewal Program. At the time, the airline was evaluating different aircraft options from Boeing (B737MAXs), Airbus (A320neos and A220s) and Embraer (E-2 Family Jets). Well, Qantas has finally finalised the order for its […]
The Australian government has announced that it will lift ban on its citizens travelling abroad from next week, following 19 months of strict border closures.
Virgin Australia has announced plans to resume flights to Fiji in December.
Emirates and Qantas have announced that they have extended their partnership for another 5 years, meaning that both passengers and frequent flyers of both the airlines will have access to an expansive joint network, and millions of reward seats to travel across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the United Kingdom.
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