Qantas is celebrating a half century of jet flights to New Zealand, which started on April 10 1965 when a Boeing 707 touched down at Christchurch Airport in front of about 10,000 onlookers. The Boeing 707, which had 20 first and 84 economy class seats, replaced the turboprop Lockheed Electra aircraft on the route. This content is
A Lockheed Super Constellation headed for the Qantas Founders Museum at Longreach has had its major components removed ahead of the aircraft’s shipment from the Philippines back to Australia. The Qantas Founders Museum purchased the Super Constellation, which has been grounded for 25 years, at an auction of old aircraft organised by the Manila International
Perth Airport has welcomed the arrival of its fourth Boeing 787 operator with a traditional water cannon salute. China Southern flight CZ319 touched down in the West Australian capital at 0558 local time on Wednesday after an seven hour and 21 minute trip from the airline’s Guangzhou hub. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
The Boeing 757 has always been a rare bird in Australian skies, but none moreso than this striking all-black 757-200 which landed at Sydney Airport a little before 1900 local time on Thursday. The British registered 757, G-TCSX, is part of TAG Aviation’s charter and private jet fleet and has been leased to the Four Seasons
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 QantasLink has withdrawn its Q400 turboprops from Perth as part of network and fleet changes announced in November 2014.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,
An Etihad Airways Boeing 777 has been given a touch of Hollywood as part of a partnership with Universal Pictures. The airline has added a Fast & Furious decal on the fuselage of the aircraft to promote the world premiere of the latest instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise. This content is available exclusively to