This week's Throwback Thursday is Gerard Frawley's December 2014 story on Qantas's final Boeing 767 passenger service before the type was withdrawn.
The Qantas Boeing 747-400/400ER fleet is down to eight aircraft after the retirement of VH-OJS, which operated its last revenue service on February 17 2019.
Alliance Aviation Services says it will operate flights on behalf of Virgin Australia until the end of 2021 under a new contract.
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has questioned plans from Cathay Pacific and Qantas to expand a codeshare agreement to include each other's flights from the key markets of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Hong Kong.
Qantas has sought to reassure regulators its proposed codeshare with Cathay Pacific would not harm competition and instead offer travellers more choice for travel between Australia and Asia.
Alliance Aviation Services has reported 40 per cent lift in 2018/19 first half profit and expects a strong second half amid ongoing improvement in the resources sector.