Category: Qantas

Qantas will add 1,700 seats a week between Melbourne and Tasmania when it introduces Q400 flights to Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. Hobart will see another 1,030 seats each week in an additional frequency operated by QantasLink Q400s, complementing the existing twice daily Boeing 737 services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Qantas has returned to the Gold Coast, operating its relaunched service from Sydney on Sunday. Inbound tourism to the Gold Coast is a key focus of the service, with flight timings offering convenient connections from Jetstar’s Japan services and, subject to regulatory approval, will be one of the routes codeshared with Emirates under the recently-announced partnership.

Closure of the Qantas heavy maintenance base at Avalon Victoria would appear to have moved one step closer with the announcement on October 18 the airline will invest a further $30 million in its Brisbane maintenance base. The work will see the current line maintenance facilities expanded into three lines and will include new aircraft

Virgin Australia has laid out its arguments against the porposed Qantas-Emirates alliance, saying consumers would benefit more if the deal is rejected. In a submission to the ACCC, Virgin argues that the proposed tie-up is too broad and questions Qantas’s claim that it cannot survive as an international carrier without the deal. Virgin also argues