I would imagine the refit will take around 3-4 weeks per aircraft, if they are also doing any other maintenance checks and adding Wi-Fi at the same time, but Qantas is avoiding scheduling any A330 refits during the peak travel seasons when they need the maximum number of aircraft flying. So if yo...

Very predictable when you think about it. VA being equally allied to both EY and QR was always odd. But this latest move shows the shortcomings of Virgin's 'DIY alliance' model in how it has to accommodate different partner airlines. A big loss for VA flyers who value Etihad and SQ, use their awa...

Imagine if QR partnered with a local bank and released a card like this in Australia! It wouldn't even have to be one of the Big Four banks or smaller offshoots, it could be one of those new online-only banks, it'd definitely win them a LOT of new customers!

Three cheers for being pedantic. Yes, it is also about how to 'maximise time off' and 'make the most of your leave' but sheesh, some people get so wound up over the smallest things!

But the more fuel a plane is carrying, the more it burns due to the additional weight, so why would Qantas fill up the fuel tank to the point needed for say 10 hours of flying and then fly an A321XLR SYD-BNE-SYD-MEL-ADL-MEL-SYD for example without refuelling at any point wouldn't the extra weight...