Category: Qantas

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) called upon the expertise of the country’s Wool Testing Authority and US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to determine the origin of a rag found in the electronics and equipment compartment area under the flightdeck of a Qantas Boeing 737-800. The rag was discovered during a routine maintenance

A water cannon salute has marked the closure of QantasLink’s turboprop base at Perth Airport. QantasLink has withdrawn its Q400 turboprops from Perth as part of network and fleet changes announced in November 2014. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

Qantas has its fourth reconfigured Airbus A330 fitted with new business class seats in service, enabling the Flying Kangaroo to thicken its schedule to Asia with aircraft that feature its latest on-board product. The fourth aircraft, A330-300 VH-QPC, emerged from the Qantas maintenance facility in Brisbane on Sunday, when it went for a two hour

Virgin Australia has retained the title of the nation’s most punctual airline for a fourth straight month. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Virgin led all airlines in February with an on time departure rate of 91.6 per cent, while its on time arrival rate was also an industry leading