Category: Airlines

Some birds aren't meant to fly – United denies boarding to "emotional support" peacock
Airlines

The story that United Airlines denied boarding to a passenger’s “emotional support peacock” has caused something of a social media flap. The woman was intending to fly on a United Airlines flight from Newark Airport, New Jersey and offered to pay for a second seat for the bird, according to the story which was first

Qantas to use 787-9 on Brisbane-Los Angeles and boost route to 10 times weekly from September
Airlines

Qantas plans to offer 10 flights a week between Brisbane and Los Angeles from September 1 as its fleet of Boeing 787-9s joins the 747-400s currently operating the route. Under the new schedule, the 787-9 will replace the 747-400 on the daily QF15/16 Brisbane-Los Angeles service. The aircraft will then operate a Los Angeles-New York

Tianjin Airlines adds Sydney to Australian network
Airlines

HNA Group carrier and Virgin Australia alliance partner Tianjin Airlines has commenced services to a second Australian destination with the start of flights to Sydney. Flight GS7939, operated by Airbus A330-200 B-8959, landed at Sydney Airport just after 0700 local time on Tuesday, some 11 and a half hours after departing from Zhengzhou. The aircraft

Qantas flight QF96 to feature biofuel blend
Airlines

When Qantas flight QF96 takes off from Los Angeles bound for Melbourne on Sunday night (local time) the fuel powering Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNA’s two GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines will include about 24,000kg of biofuel. The biofuel has been derived from a type of (non-food) mustard seed called carinata, and the flight is part of Qantas’s

Philippine Airlines to go nonstop on Manila-Brisbane from March
Airlines

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will offer nonstop flights to Brisbane from its Manila hub from late March with Airbus A340-300s. The new three times weekly service begins on March 27 2018 and replaces the current one-stop option via Darwin with Airbus A320 narrowbodies. It will increase to four flights a week from May 1 2018, PAL

Qantas to transfer two Jetstar A320s to WA-based Network Aviation unit for charter flights
Airlines

Qantas’s Network Aviation subsidiary will operate Airbus A320 narrowbodies on intra-Western Australia charter services, taking over some flying currently operated by Boeing 737-800s. The two A320s are being sourced from the Jetstar fleet and are expected to start flying with Network Aviation from April, Qantas said in a statement to Australian Aviation. Jetstar’s A320s are

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