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Last QANTAS 767 flight re-numbered as QF767 0
- AHB Original Articles, Airline News, QANTAS, Uncategorized
- December 10, 2014
The last scheduled revenue QANTAS 767 flight has been appropriately renumbered to mark this special occasion. The regular flight number of QF452 will be replaced as QF767 as a one off for Melbourne-Sydney service on 27 December. Timings for this service remain unchanged: QF 767 on 27 December 2014 departing Melbourne Tullamarine at 17:00 arriving
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QANTAS’ first 747-400 will now be preserved – historically significant 0
- Airline News, QANTAS
- December 4, 2014
Great news for aviation enthusiasts – QANTAS’ first 747-400 reg VH-OJA “City of Canberra” will now be preserved. This is a backflip by the airline which had planned to retire it and most likely sell it for scrap in Mojave USA. The last commercial flight will still be as planned, QF107 on 07 December 2014
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British Airways to offer combined air/rail bookings with Heathrow Express/First Great Western 0
- Airline News, British Airways, Uncategorized
- December 1, 2014
British Airways has partnered with Heathrow Express and First Great Western to offer a single booking that combines rail and air travel. The partnership will take effect from 05 December 2014 and is available through travel agents. Up to 11 First Great Western stations will be offered. This move is designed to allow BA customers
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ALITALIA likely to resume Australian services 0
- Airline News, Alitalia, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
- December 1, 2014
ALITALIA (AZ) is tipped to return to Australian skies from late 2015. Etihad Airways (EY), which holds a 49% stake in the Italy’s national airline, will like use ALITALIA as the platform with to expand services to Australia in order to overcome capacity limitations under present bi-laterals. AZ last regularly served Australia until 1998 –
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QANTAS adds extra Coffs Harbour flights for Phillip Hughes funeral 0
- QANTAS
- December 1, 2014
QANTAS will add additional capacity from Sydney to Coffs Harbour in order to assist with additional demand for Phillip Hughes funeral. The Coffs Harbour Advocate reports that the carrier will add two additional 737 services on 03 December. These will be provided by QANTAS purely on a cost recovery basis. Additional services may still be added based
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ALITALIA-Etihad expand Italian services 0
- Airline News, Emirates, Etihad
- November 21, 2014
Eithad Airways, which has gained final EU clearance to become a 49% owner in Italian carrier ALITALIA, will expand its Italian operations from March 2015. Etihad Airways presently offers daily A330 services from its Abu Dhabi hub to both Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa respectively and ALITALIA a single daily flight A330 flight from Rome
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