This Monday at 8:30pm AEST, ABC Australia is broadcasting a Four Corners documentary on the demise of REX (Regional Express) Airlines, which ceased capital city flying and went into administration in the middle of 2024. It sounds juicy, partly because it documents the tension between the Board, led by Deputy...

With the Boeing 747 almost entirely retired from passenger service and most airlines planning on retiring their Airbus A380s sometime in the 2030s, the industry is crying out for a new high-volume, long-distance aircraft. The Boeing 777X is one solution. Boeing’s troubles and delays The Boeing 777X project was reduced...

Apparently, I’ve been complaining about the food on Qantas for a very long time. I found this short piece about ‘FLATS’ in my archive — purportedly, food in economy on a Qantas flight. Just what you need as an in-flight refreshment -something that looks like it’s from the black and...

I wrote this back in 2011 when Qantas introduced its Next Generation Check-in. That was long ago. Those machines have since been replaced. And the new ones are better. But they are still not people. There are now even fewer staff on the ground to help you. The main departure...

Rideshare pickups at Sydney International Airport, Terminal 1, will be almost the same as catching a taxi, just like they are already in Melbourne. The Uber pick-up areas are moving closer to the arrivals area of Terminal 1, and arriving Uber users will now use PIN technology to allow you...

As previously reported, Emirates is progressing to servicing Australia at pre-pandemic levels, and the return to Adelaide is part of it. Starting Monday, October 28, Emirates will be flying a 777-200LR into Adelaide. It has capacity for 38 Business class travellers in a 2-2-2 layout on flatbeds, and 264 economy...

Broome already has a Qantas lounge. It’s about to get a brand spanking new one, in a different location. The development of the new regional lounge started today. It will have double the capacity of the current lounge, in reaction to the greater number of premium Frequent Flyers using the...

Currently, the OneWorld Alliance has 13 members, but by the end of 2026 that could go as high as seventeen. Oneworld is one of three major global alliances, including Star Alliance and Skyteam. Born just before the millennium in February 1999, its founders were American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines...

Last Friday, Melbourne Airport finally received federal government approval to build its third runway. The AU$3 billion project, conceived in the 1990s, is set to start operations in 2031, that is if airlines agree to pay for it via higher passenger charges. Airlines & airports – symbiotic relationship Now comes...

Regional Express (REX) went into administration late in July 2024. Although regional operations remain, it ceased flying its interstate capital city routes and relinquished its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. It’s the second airline to fold this year, with Bonza ceasing operations back in April. Competition The loss of both...

Adelaide gets its first direct flight to mainland China since the advent of the pandemic. China Southern Airlines will commence flying between Guangzhou and Adelaide from Thursday, 12 December 2024. There will be three 787 Dreamliner flights per week from Guangzhou on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Flights from Adelaide will...

Qantas has surreptitiously increased its flight change fee by 20%. No longer will you be slugged for AU$99, but AU$119. No, no press release, no ‘we haven’t raised our rates since 2017’ friendly email to frequent flyers, just a change to the FAQ’s PDF uploaded to their website on Friday...