New wing tips are being added to 23 Qantas aircraft, said to be a small change with a big impact. Travellers may start to notice the airline’s Boeing 737-800s look a bit different after getting the tips installed, as they will have an extra blade below the wing. The pointContinue Reading
Two and a half-billion dollars. After 15 years at the helm, this was the bumper underlying profit result that outgoing Qantas boss Alan Joyce announced as he fronted the press pack for his final full-year financial report. But what was meant to signal new beginnings, the end of pandemic-era delaysContinue Reading
Virgin Australia revealed it is going to be making some big changes to its business class and economy cabins across it’s Boeing 737s fleet in a $110 million move. The airline made the announcement after welcoming its first Boeing 737-8 aircraft at its Brisbane Hangar on Saturday. Fresh from theContinue Reading
Alan Joyce has revealed what life will look like after he parts ways with Qantas after 15 years as CEO. And it appears the only thing on the outgoing boss’ mind is a cruise around the Antarctic. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association AGM in Istanbul,Continue Reading
Qantas has announced the first Boeing 717 registered and flown in Australia will leave the airline’s fleet in June as all of them are gradually replaced with newer aircraft. The plane – named Blue Mountains after the NSW national park – will be sold to another major carrier in NorthContinue Reading