Turkish Airlines is moving its Sydney stopover from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore from 26 October 2026, creating a new five-times-weekly Sydney–Singapore service using an Airbus A350-900. More importantly, Turkish says it will sell tickets for the Sydney to Singapore sector independently. That makes this a genuine fifth-freedom flight and adds...

Hello travellers, It’s been a relatively quiet week in the aviation industry. However, it has been enlivened by the pending release of Alan Joyce’s recounting of his years at Qantas. Joe Aston, who wrote what I regard as the definitive piece on that period of Qantas history in ‘The Chairman’s...

When 2PAXfly first wrote about Zinc Airlines in May 2026, the proposed ultra-low-cost carrier had a simple pitch. That was to raise $200 million, base itself at Western Sydney International Airport, fill Airbus A321neos with up to 232 passengers and sell fares below Jetstar’s prices. Two months later, its already...

Koala Airlines has finally revealed something resembling a business model. Strangely, although a huge pivot, it may make more sense than the previous collection of promises, aircraft renderings and mysterious non-statements. Rather than confronting Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia across Australia’s major domestic routes, Koala now proposes operating charter flights...

Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has published Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream. It’s a 464-page attempt to explain how he became one of Australia’s most successful corporate leaders. And, by the end, one of its least popular. Published by Hardie Grant today (28 July 2026), the memoir follows...

Qatar Airways is preparing to reshuffle its Auckland service through Australia, ending the fifth-freedom flights via Adelaide and creating two new daily trans-Tasman options, but not at the same time. The via Adelaide flights to Auckland will cease on 16 September 2026. From December 2026, the airline will extend its...

Hello travellers, Greetings from Sydney! I’ve had a very comforting week at home. The first few instalments of the Oh Canada! Trip reports have started dropping, including my experience checking in at the Qantas First Counter in Sydney and my flight on a Dreamliner to Vancouver. What happened last week? Qantas has...

Qantas’ Project Sunrise aircraft has touched Australian soil for the first time, completing a marathon non-stop test flight from Toulouse to Melbourne. The specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR landed at Melbourne Airport at about 10.46am on Friday, 24 July, after spending 19 hours and 13 minutes in the air. The aircraft...

Australia has another airline name in its skies. You won’t find Altura Airlines appearing beside Qantas or Virgin Australia when searching for your next Perth flight. The new majority Indigenous-owned carrier commenced operations from Perth on Tuesday, 21 July 2026. Its initial focus is charter flying for mining, energy, infrastructure...

This is the next post in my Oh Canada! Trip Report. I’ve covered the reason for this trip in the introductory post, as well as my check-in experience and the Qantas First Lounge pre-boarding experience. Now its time for the actual flight. This is my first time (I think) on...

Emirates has unveiled a new Economy Class headrest designed to stop passengers’ heads rolling sideways while they attempt the unlikely feat of sleeping upright. Called the U-Dream, the adjustable headrest folds around the passenger’s head and neck, rather like a built-in travel pillow. It may prove genuinely useful. It also...