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I had a look-see and, very unfortunately, this is right. VH-EBG is due to be returned to lessor in March 2018 and VH-EBL in December 2018. Something is definitely up re: timing of 787s, perhaps an order for more will be forthcoming shortly? Or the 747s will just be banging around forever :lol:

According to this article: https://australinea.com/exclusive-virgin-australia-loses-access-air-nz-lounges-paid-beverages-coming/ Virgin are swapping from Air NZ lounges to Singapore Air lounges at some point in the next month or so, though possibility with around a week at SYD/MEL/BNE where...

Semantics, but like moa999 said they're lie-flat. The two 'workspace' A330s (VH-EBP, EBO) are in Brissie at the moment undergoing refurb, and there's two Skybed A330s (EBG, EBL) still banging around. No A330s without the business suite or Skybed are in service at the moment though, which is...

As others have noted, it's not in any way enforced and pax are still free to use the aerobridge. QF were planning on introducing 35 minute turns this FY, haven’t paid too much attention if they’ve achieved it or not, but did say this would deliver about $80m in benefits during the FY as a...

No need to go outside for QF F lounge, it has uninterrupted views of the northeast part of the airfield (freight terminal, 16R, T3/T2). Don't know what the platform is to which you refer, unless I've totally missed it in all my visits as far as I know there's no ability to go outside while in...

I haven't attempted to do one of these in a while, so wasn't aware they had stopped. In my previous experience, they were never possible ex-SYD according to staff (or at least not in the last five or so years). They were available at outports, and the cost would often vary considerably. Usually...

The underlying system is still the same, though (Panasonic eX2).

New Zealand's CAA has a different set of rules to CASA regarding ETOPS. CASA marches to the beat of its own drum, unfortunately.

I'm in my early 20s and travel in anything from the much derided shorts and t-shirt to a suit and have a pretty frequent hit rate, although its fairly easy to avoid. If they're on the prowl I just dramatically slow down my packing away until they nab someone, then I'll cruise past. If there's...

It's suspended between 31st of January to 11th of April, but it is scheduled to come back.

No it doesn't - but when including three SYD-MEL frequencies it would even out, but without knowing exactly how Qantas intend to rotate the fleet around the network over this period it's difficult to speculate further about how they intend to manage it. I'm brushing broadly to try and provide a...

I wouldn't expect this to be too much of an issue - under the previous A380 flying roster there was at least one frame available (although this was often rotated through the fleet as wing and wiring modifications were completed) each week, and given the boost to SYD-HKG equipment over the...

I recall at the time Virgin first bought into Tiger that JB commented it was strategic, as in "if we don't, someone else will." I interpreted that to mean Virgin is holding onto the brand to crowd out any potential new entrants.

Worth noting some comments from John Borghetti last week during an interview, which suggests Virgin is happy with its position in Asia at the moment (transcript): I can't link it properly due to my low post count, but the full interview is available at CAPA TV (centreforaviation. tv) for...

I could only speculate, but it's not in itself uncommon - Qantas holds capacity allocations to Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea (to name two recently-renewed Determinations) in excess of its scheduled operations. It's been reported the ticket sales are for the balance of scheduled ski charters...

The aircraft are to come from "utilisation improvements" in most cases. The 747s have come out of Singapore and while some have been retired, there is still slack in the fleet. YVR is, for all intents and purposes so far, a seasonal service. Reports have claimed the language in the IASC...