Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has temporarily suspended the Boeing 737 MAX from flying into and out of Australia.
Qantas will return to Fiji for the first time in nearly two decades when it begins nonstop flights between Sydney and Nadi from March 31 2019.
Qantas has operated its first flight to Hong Kong using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, while Singapore Airlines has introduced the Airbus A350 onto the Adelaide route.
Fiji Airways has become the first Boeing 737 MAX operator in Oceania after taking delivery of 737 MAX 8 DQ-FAB on November 30.
Qantas is set to return to Fiji in 2019 after lodging an application for capacity rights to serve the Pacific Island popular tourist destination.
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